We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

at first sight everyone seems like human.

Any fight in life whether it is physical, mental, moral, or spiritual, how long you stay in the fight is highly dependent on your growth.

If you've seen a clear & worthy vision, you get up every morning to pursue your vision even if you were knocked down the previous day...

I think an awful lot of the diplomatic problems that exist in the world come from people assuming that their society is the one with a purchase on truth.

In the moment of our creation we receive the stamp of our individuality; and much of life is spent in rubbing off or defacing the impression.

Stop doing what you're able to do and figure out what you were made to do - then do lots of that.

You cannot expect a foreign country to be more Catholic than the pope for you.

Because it is there [famous explanation for wanting to climb Mount Everest].

I wouldn't give up on Russia. I think they have legitimate security concerns from Islamic fundamentalism, not only on their border but in their country.

To place your ideas and your dreams before the crowd is to risk being called naive.