Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. It is so much warmth, so much bread.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

This is why I can't be with Levi. Because I'm the kind of girl who fantasizes about being trapped in a library overnight -- and Levi can't even read.

It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. I'd rather spend my energy smiling.

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.

Hardship makes the world obscure.

Words are like knives... If you use it the wrong way it transforms into a bad weapon.

if you are going to be pushed you had better jump

Like butterflies, we evolve; but as Beings of Light we continuously evolve when we are fully present.

Hoc age ['do this'] is the great rule, whether you are serious or merry; whether ... learning science or duty from a folio, or floating on the Thames. Intentions must be gathered from acts.

Letting your freak flag fly is something, no matter who you are, that takes great bravery, straight up.

There is a danger in being persuaded before one understands.