Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.

Appearances often are deceiving.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others.