Cast aside those who liken godliness to whimsy and who try to combine their greed for wealth with their desire for a happy afterlife.

They say if one understands himself, he understands all people. But I say to you, when one loves people, he learns something about himself.

The wind may blow and then cease, and the sea shall swell and then weary, but the heart of life is a sphere quiet and serene, and the star that shines therein is fixed for evermore.

I have met the soul walking upon my path.

All that you see was and is for your sake. The numerous books, uncanny markings, and beautiful thoughts are the ghosts of souls who preceded you.

Power lies in reason, resolution, and truth. No matter how long the tyrant endures, he will be the loser at the end.

We were a silent, hidden thought in the folds of oblivion, and we have become a voice that causes the heavens to tremble.