When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

Mohammed praises [instances of] tretchery, inhumanity, cruelty, revenge, and bigotry that are utterly incompatible with civilized society.

We can learn a lot from animals, if we're prepared to accept that they may just know more about life than what we do.

Things doesn't always start out the way we want them to. It's how they end that's important.

There is no greater intelligence than kindness and empathy.

To Live signifies to believe and hope - to lie and to lie to oneself.

Do it even if you shouldn't, do it becuase you want to, do it becuase it will make things better.

The difference between the student and the born composer is he really hears the thing, and they have to stage it and manipulate it by technical equipment.

I am stronger than fear.

The only way to create change in anyone's psychology or belief system is to show them the consequences of their actions - or inaction.

Money made me evil, court cases got me stressed Niggaz aimin at my head but I still wear my vest.

The president says, 'There is lots of people worse off than the Farmers.' I don't know who it could be unless it is the fellow who holds the Mortgages on the Farms.