He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

If you buy what you do not need, you will need what you cannot buy.

How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.

I have no desire to make windows into mens souls

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

The cure for pain is in the pain.

The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.

You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.

Judge not unless you judge yourself.