Exclusion is always dangerous. Inclusion is the only safety if we are to have a peaceful world.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.

In our changing world nothing changes more than geography.

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.

All in all, Vermont is a jewel state, small but precious.

Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.

The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members

Hunger makes a thief of any man.

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.

The treasure of life, learning.

And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance.

Colors live a remarkable life of their own after they have been applied to the canvas.

Moderation is a fear of falling into that envy and contempt which those who grow giddy with their good fortune quite justly draw upon themselves. It is a vain boasting of the greatness of our mind.

The internet has huge advantages but its downside is the easy access to resources.

Imagine a world that seemed so much bigger than you. Imagine waking up one morning and finding a piece of yourself you didn't even know existed.

There's more beauty in the truth even if it is dreadful beauty.

Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from their own faults.

Anybody can build a building, putting some doors into it, but how many times have you been in a building that moves you to tears the way Beethoven's 'Eighth' does?

Any joy, creativity or wisdom our next moment brings will ensue from the way we live our present one.