It has been calculated by the ablest politicians that no State, without being soon exhausted, can maintain above the hundredth part of its members in arms and idleness.

And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

Imam Hussain's sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an example of the path of rightousness.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.

And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered theological rancor.

Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking.

In the end, they wanted security more than they wanted freedom.

Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.

Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave.

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

Every writer in the history of the world has been afraid to put words on the page. But we only remember those who overcame that fear.

It is not a surprise that a person would want to be a prophet. What's ridiculous is that other people let him.

In the first decade of my life, I came to know and love God, as I was raised in a Christian home and community.

Let us make war on the phrase 'violence doesn't solve anything.' It is a lie, and anyone who utters it cannot be taken morally seriously.

When I leave the body someday, I can help people just as effectively if they focus upon me.

There are two things every woman really wants: one, she wants to know that a man really loves her, and two, that he isn't going to stop.

I always make it a point to pick songs on which players really shine.

Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life

The so-called miraculous powers of a great master are a natural accompaniment to his exact understanding of subtle laws that operate in the inner cosmos of consciousness.

More money is lost anticipating the changes in the overall stock market than any other way of investing.