The simple fact that something has not been done, is no proof that it cannot be.

Diplomacy and virtue do not make easy companions.

The evil done by men of goodwill is the worst of all ... We have done terrible things, for the best of reasons, and that makes it worse.

The point of civilization is to be civilized; the purpose of action is to perpetuate society, for only in society can philosophy truly take place.

Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The spirit seeks the light, that is its nature. It wishes to return to its origin, and must forever try to reach enlightenment.

He who profits by villainy, has perpetrated it.

He (William Cort) had some desire to be successful, but it did not burn so strongly in him that he was prepared to overcome his character to achieve it.

I learned that I' have to be detached if I was ever to achieve anything at all.

Every cataclysm is welcomed by somebody; there is always someone to rejoice at disaster and see in it the prospect of a new beginning and a better world.

For what are we but our past? If that is lost, we become nothing.

The devil himself can become beauty, so we are told, to corrupt mankind." (Marco)

Love is the language of the heart. It can feel the movements of every atom and understand every language spoken or unspoken.

Success only comes to who is seeking every moment towards it

Our receiving expands with our gratitude.

So much of people's fortune, good or bad, depends upon how they choose to fall in love.

And I think belief is one of those things that comes to people in their own way. And just because I believe in something doesn't mean I think that you should.

What would you think if all your thoughts reached heaven?

I did not need to know if he could love me. I needed to know if he could need me.

If you can believe the God who is perfect loves you then you can believe that you are worth loving.

I always compare reading anything on the Internet to listening at doors. If you don't want to hear anything bad about yourself, you should never do it.

I've always accepted some kind of deity, especially as a songwriter.