Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible

A small state increases by concord; the greatest falls gradually to ruin by dissension.

Be the light

Man comes and tills the field and lies beneath And after many a summer dieth the swan.

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

You are the Universe expressing itself as a human for a little while.

It's our choices, more than anything, that show who we really are.

Spiritual progress is like detoxification. Things have to come up in order to be released. Once we have asked to be healed, then our unhealed places are forced to the surface.

Prayer is the inheritance we receive and the legacy we leave.

I always wondered why babies spend so much time sucking their thumbs. Then I tasted baby food.

I think there's a difference between God and religion.

For some people, I will be Forrest Gump for the rest of my life. But that's OK; that's a good thing.