The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

The book of Revelation may be difficult and demanding to read, yet it is the only biblical book whose author promises a blessing to those who read it.

When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.

Be aware of your breathing. Notice how this takes attention away from your thinking and creates space.

The machine has had a pernicious effect upon virtue, pity, and love, and young men used to machines which induce inertia, and fear, are near impotent.

Trust me, sunscreen is so, so, so important and so I always wear sunscreen, but I still get really tan.

Whatever you're going through in your life, don't ever give up.

God does not reveal information by communication: He reveals Himself by communion. Revelation is a personal meeting of God with man. It is a meeting of mind with mind or person with person.

Ah! from the soul itself must issue forth A light, a glory, a fair luminous cloud Enveloping the Earth.

Fear of Failure becomes Fear of Success for those who Never Try Anything New.

A productive employee who is kept busy working at his or her job is far more likely to be happy at that job and less likely to look for employment elsewhere.