Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.

People in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence,however, is corrupted by the evils of society.

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.

There are always four sides to a story: your side, their side, the truth and what really happened.

Freedom is the power to choose our own chains

The freedom of Mankind does not lie in the fact that can do what we want, but that we do not have to do that which we do not want.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

Why should we build our happiness on the opinons of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?

Those people who treat politics and morality separately will never understand either of them.

I am not made like any of those I have seen. I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different.

No one is happy unless he respects himself.

Weave the circle, tightly sewn, Let nothing evil or unknownEnter within. Stay withoutOn pain of death, we cast you out.

If you leave your life to chance, you can't make a change. Chance may favour a prepared mind, but it doesn't create change! Will does so.

Hear our humble prayer, O God. Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to the animals.

I'm away 250 days a year. It's a tough situation.

People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count.

When you speak to a man, look on his eyes; when he speaks to you, look on his mouth.

It's not gray," Clary felt compelled to point out. "It's green." "If there was such a thing as terminal literalism, you'd have died in childhood," said Jace.

Be prepared and be honest.

People mess up and make mistakes all the time. Everyone deserves a second chance right? - Brandon

There is a difference between a well-instructed congregation and a well-nourished one.