We have more than we use.
The soul’s emphasis is always right.
Fate, then, is a name for facts not yet passed under the fire of thought; for causes which are unpenetrated.
The right merchant is one who has the just average of faculties we call common sense; a man of a strong affinity for facts, who makes up his decision on what he has seen. He is thoroughly persuaded of the truths of arithmetic. There is always a reason, in the man, for his good or bad fortune in making money. Men talk as if there were some magic about this. He knows that all goes on the old road, pound for pound, cent for cent – for every effect a perfect cause – and that good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose.
The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is the idea after which all his facts are classified. He can only be reformed by showing him a new idea which commands his own.
Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave men, or they are no better than dreams.
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
There are thousands hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
For so many people, TV and movies may be the only way they understand people who aren’t like them. It becomes important for the world to see different images of each other, so that we can develop empathy and understanding.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
You are now fixed at the mercy of no governor that comes to make his fortune great; you shall be governed by laws of your own making and live a free, and if you will, a sober and industrious life. I shall not usurp the right of any, or oppress his person. God has furnished me with a better resolution and has given me his grace to keep it.
The heart is forever inexperienced.
In the long run you hit only what you aim at. Therefore, though you should fail immediately, you had better aim at something high.
There is but one step from the Academy to the Fad.
Nothing in life is more liberating than to fight for a cause larger than yourself, something that encompasses you but is not defined by your existence alone.
Lord save us all from a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms.
Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people?
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.
Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.
Knowledge comes by eyes always open and working hands; and there is no knowledge that is not power.
Laws control the lesser man… Right conduct controls the greater one.
