Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

Mohammed praises [instances of] tretchery, inhumanity, cruelty, revenge, and bigotry that are utterly incompatible with civilized society.

You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.

Whenever I tour my district and I ask small businesspeople 'what can I do to help?,' they tell me to just get government out of the way and they'll create the jobs and grow on their own.

It is possible that the production of genius is reserved to a limited period of mankind's history.

If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.

Instead of being satisfied to alleviate suffering, we shall labor hard and continually to prevent it.

There's a power in women being women. There's a role for men, but we don't have to be men, because we're women. I think that representing that on television is a cool thing.

The whole earth is a living icon of the face of God.

I try to do one to two days with no meat. I try to lessen my gluten. Those are things that I struggle with.

This country maintains that there is no political prisoners, that everybody is criminals, but it's just not true.

A push-and-go wooden duck on wheels can cause quite a lot of damage if wielded with enough force.