Does there exist a single instance of a saint asserting that he himself possessed the gift of miracles?

And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

Imam Hussain's sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an example of the path of rightousness.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.

And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered theological rancor.

Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking.

In the end, they wanted security more than they wanted freedom.

Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.

Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave.

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

Still, she knows one thing for certain: never judge a relationship unless you are the one wrapped up in its arms.

We would all benefit by shifting our focus from seeing pain as bad to seeing pain as motivation to change.

Despite the slowness, the infidelity, the errors and sins it committed and might still commit against its members, the Church, trust me, has no other meaning and goal but to live and witness Jesus.

In our complex world, there cannot be fruitful initiative without government, but unfortunately there can be government without initiative.

The man who gives up accomplishes nothing and is only a hindrance. The man who does not give up can move mountains.

The United States tax system today is very prejudiced towards financialization, leverage, and lack of investment.

I'm going to put on my gravestone, 'He never owned a cell phone.'

Strangers talking over piles of books do not remain strangers for long.

Men at sometime are the masters of their fate.