But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire only our liberty, which no honorable man relinquishes but with his life.

Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible

Love is always more than friendship.

A substantial daily intake of alcohol was the perfect way to stay in shape.

There lives more faith in honest doubt Believe me than in half the creeds

Photography sees surfaces, it doesn't see space. We see space but the camera doesn't.

The snow did not even whisper its way to earth, but seemed to salt the night with silence.

The hardest memories are the pieces of what might have been.

Some truths are seen better through tears.

It's all so beautiful . . . the spring . . . and books and music and fires. . . . Why aren't they enough?

Whenever other worlds invite us, whenever we are balancing on the boundaries of our limited human condition, that’s where life starts, that’s where you start feeling yourself living.

Honduras has one of the highest murder rates in the world. The drug trade is responsible for much of that.