The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.

If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.

In valor there is hope.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

The most seditious is the most cowardly.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.

A kiss is a flower of love, a sweet song of two hearts, and a memory of eternal desires.

The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do.

I'm not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be.

It is not, after all, so very hard to acquire a fortune; the real difficulty is to deserve one.

Step into the light. Unseen forces are cheering you on.

When the soul is just liberated from the wretched giant's bed of dogmas on which it has been racked and stretched ever since it began to think, there is a feeling of exultation and strong hope.

Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.

I am still a journeyman actor and a peace and justice activist. I'm a pilgrim trying to win my freedom and serve as best I can in the time I have, with this gift I've been given.

My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.