Great pleasures are much less frequent than great pains.

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.

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

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

To be strong doesn't fulfill your eagerness to win....add a piece of confidence..

Just when you may think the world has given up on you, take a look at your self, and remember the 1 person you can always turn to.

Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change.

It is difficult to practice obedience; but it is even more difficult to practice leadership.

Americans want to go to heaven without dying.

That which begins not with prayer, seldom winds up with comfort.

Autocratic leadership existed in Russia for many centuries, changing only its ideological colors and method of legitimization.

You refuse to own yourself, you permit others to do it for you

You cannot have an advanced economy while holding women back from the workplace.

I'm a dad and that's pretty important.