The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.

The highest result of education is tolerance. Long ago men fought and died for their faith; but it took ages to teach them the other kind of courage, - the courage to recognize the faiths of their brethren and their rights of conscience.

This great republic is a mockery of freedom as long as you are doomed to dig and sweat to earn a miserable living while the masters enjoy the fruit of your toil.

Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.

The only moral virtue of war is that it compels the capitalist system to look itself in the face and admit it is a fraud. It compels the present society to admit that it has no morals it will not sacrifice for gain.

If I, deaf, blind, find life rich and interesting, how much more can you gain by the use of your five senses!

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.