Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity.

I know that when the world surrenders, pallid, to repose, the murmur of a tranquil stream through the deep silence flows.

Nature has placed the need to see justice done in some souls, and the need to flout and affront it in others.

Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.

The truthe wakes up once and never dies.

To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity.

America is a land of creators and rebels.