Our ignorance is God; what we know is science.

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.

The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

There is not one harsher, more sure-fire way to fail than that of the man who tries to be like Jesus without submitting to Jesus.

When dragons attack, the only thing you should seek to stand behind is your own sword.

I don't have the time or the energy to hate, " says Shara. "I only wish to understand. People are what they are.

We don't care what the framers would have thought of violent video games. Times are changing.

The world is a mirror for us – whatever you say about others is really how you feel about yourself.

I really keep my life very simple.

Being is like pretending.

Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.

If the careers want me, let them find me.