The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

What is unbelief but the despair, dictated by the dominant powers, that nothing can really change?

As a teacher you are more or less obliged to pay the same amount of attention to everything. That can wear you down.

The people have given me their support they have given me their trust and confidence. My colleagues have suffered a lot in order to give me support. I do not look upon my life as a sacrifice at all.

Refuse to criticize, condemn, or complain. Instead, think and talk only about the things you really want.

She was remorseless, but she lacked method.

I keep my feet on the ground, keep dedicated, keep focused, underestimate nobody and obviously you need the ability, talent and everything else that goes with it.

A person may be qualified to do greater good to mankind and become more beneficial to the world, by morality without faith than by faith without morality.

As architects we're trained to solve problems, but I don't really believe in architectural problems. I only believe in opportunities.

If you can't be famous, at least you can be notorious.

Work requires effort. Things we love to do feel effortless. Only do the things you love and you'll never have to work again.