Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition.

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.

It was not, after all, so easy to die.

Some people's hearts are shrunk in them like dried nuts. You can hear 'em rattle as they walk.

The knife flaying the elephant does not have to be large, only sharp!

If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you'll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!

No one gets remembered for the things they didn't do

So people have been hurting, and I understand that, and it doesn't give them comfort or solace for me to tell them, you know, but for me we'd be in a worldwide depression.

At fourteen you don't need sickness or death for tragedy.

Heaven fashioned us of nothing; and we strive to bring ourselves to nothing.

I like to have success experiences rather than failure experiences. So I'm more likely to compete in things I'm good at, and more likely to spend time on the things I expect to succeed at.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.