The less reasonable a cult is, the more men seek to establish it by force.

It should be remembered that the foundation of the social contract is property; and its first condition, that every one should be maintained in the peaceful possession of what belongs to him.

Men always love what is good or what they find good; it is in judging what is good that they go wrong.

The right of conquest has no foundation other than the right of the strongest.

The man who has lived the longest is not he who has spent the greatest number of years, but he who has had the greatest sensibility of life.

Every artist loves applause. The praise of his contemporaries is the most valuable part of his recompense.

To reign by opinion, begin by trampling it under your feet.

The Catholic must adopt the decision handed down to him; the Protestant must learn to decide for himself.

Youth is the time to study wisdom; old age is the time to practice it.

Truth is no road to fortune.

Readiness of speech is often inability to hold the tongue.

she slammed the door andwas gone.I looked at the closed doorand at the doorknoband strangelyI didn't feelalone.

That guys. Sideburns. You like him?"My back squirms. "You've asked me that before.""What I meant was, " he says, flustered. "Your feelings haven't changed? Since you've been

Gratitude has the power to fill your heart with love and your life with abundance.

We can fix that. We can fix anything. So the real question remains whether every problem is worth fixing.

For me, art, and especially music, exist to elevate us as far as possible above everyday existence.

Fun stands for finally understnding nothing. And that's what's fun about fun, you don't have to get it.

Every time you share your vision, you strengthen your own subconscious belief that you can achieve it.

We understand that in this globalized world we all need to work together. As the Pope says in his encyclical, "Laudato Si," the Earth is our common home.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

What do you gain in heaven? You become gods, drink nectar, and get rheumatism. There is less misery there than on earth, but also less truth.