... the besetting danger is not so much of embracing falsehood for truth, as of mistaking a part of the truth for the whole.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

I grasp words for the sake of clutching My mind considers them heart touchingRight then I write for my reader's pleasureNot knowing what distance a soul can measure

He gritted his teeth at the newest rumble, knowing what was happening, and looked back at Victoria. "I'll never say this again, but... wrap your arms around Gabriel, keep him close.

He who didn't succeed at his own dreams, was too busy listening to another's failures.

That's what underwear is for, girls, so if an emergency happens you only show your cookies to the people you love.

In corporations, the penalty for repeated failure on known tasks is being reassigned to other tasks or asked to leave the company.

However much I might try to expound or explain Love, when I come to Love itself, I am ashamed of my explanations... Love alone can explain the mysteries of love and lovers.

You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away. You just have to run faster than the guy next to you.

What’s yours? How will you serve the world? What do they need that your talent can provide? That’s all you have to figure out.

It was three o'clock in the morning – the wisest and most accursed hour of the clock. But sometimes it sets us free.

To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.