The wise man is satisfied with nothing.

He that loves reading has everything within his reach.

Whenever government assumes to deliver us from the trouble of thinking for ourselves, the only consequences it produces are those of torpor and imbecility.

Revolution is engendered by an indignation with tyranny, yet is itself pregnant with tyranny.

Above all we should not forget, that government is an evil, an usurpation upon the private judgment and individual conscience of mankind.

The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.

The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.

Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.

The proper method for hastening the decay of error is by teaching every man to think for himself.

To conceive that compulsion and punishment are the proper means of reformation is the sentiment of a barbarian.

The first duty of man is to take none of the principles of conduct upon trust; to do nothing without a clear and individual conviction that it is right to be done.

A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.

You don't have to be perfect, just be loving and compassionate.

Empathy is what separates human beings from teenage boys.

You’re like a newly discovered universe, and I plan on taking my time exploring everything about you.

Music helps you find the truths you must bring into the rest of your life.

The walls of isolation are not as solid as your suffering makes them seem.

lips all crude scarlet, and eyes as absurdly big and round as a child's good-by kiss.

In societies of low civilization, there is no money.

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is at least human.

Whatever prepares you for death enhances life.