Character is the only secure foundation of the state.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.

Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

You can't increase prosperity by taxing success.

Never underestimate the ridiculous things that have been done in the name of religious-semantic obscurity.

God is connected to people

While we are indifferent to our good qualities, we keep on deceiving ourselves in regard to our faults, until we come to look on them as virtues.

The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled).

To be inspired is the ultimate antidote to existential despair.

Love may be a dream but marriage is a nightmare.

I find a woman's point of view much grander and finer than a man's.

I've had a lot of struggles with depression. It's very easy for me to go to a bleak place, or for me to doubt humanity, myself, the world, my choices.

Lord, save Russia and bring her peace.

Your opinions are your symptoms.