My father never permitted anything which I learnt to degenerate into a mere exercise of memory. He strove to make the understanding not only go along with every step of the teaching but...precede it.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

There are worse things you can do to people you love than kill them.

Work is when you confront the problems you might otherwise be tempted to run away from

In Mississippi the important thing is hooch, not bar equipment.

There is a place in God's sun for the youth "farthest down" who has the vision the determination and the courage to reach it.

Romeo and Juliet *died*. I always liked that in a teen romance story.

I definitely feel like I'm more of an artist than an athlete. But I'm good at both.

This inability to engage in debate or handle disagreement is becoming the calling card of the left.

The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion.

As ye of clay were cast by kind, So shall ye waste to dust.

Yoga is a great thing and meditation is also great to get connected to yourself more.