It appears first, that liberty is a natural, and government an adventitious right, because all men were originally free.

We cannot suppose therefore that God has made an order of beings, with such mental qualities and powers, for the sole purpose of being used as beasts, or instruments of labour.

Mankind have their local attachments. They have a particular regard for the spot, in which they were born and nurtured.

There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice.

When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.

Believe me I do understand and I am disgusted by the idea that we should aim for any less for a child from a poor background than a rich one.

All that philosophers have done is interpret the world in different ways. It is our job to change it.

Life itself is selfless giving. We're not given this life just for own amusement and pleasures.

Why is it that whenever I hear a piece of music I don't like, it's always by Villa Lobos?

One must in this lower world love many things to know finally what one loves the best.

I just hate talking about myself.

We are never more like Jesus than when we are serving Him or others. There is no higher calling than to be a servant.

I love the guitar for its harmony; it is my constant companion in all my travels.

If he had one true love, then he wanted you to have one, too.

A heart isn't something you get. It's something that's born.