One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.

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

It is necessary to keep one's compass in one's eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges.

It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.

I have had good experience and trial of this world...I know what it is to be a subject, what to be a sovereign, what to have good neighbours, and sometimes meet evil willers. I have found treason in trust, seen great benefits little regarded.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

You don't want to lose your old friend - the misery - You have invested too much into false - Hence the fear to be exposed -to be true - to be naked as you are.

The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.

How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.