Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him in honour.

Who among you does not feel that his power to love is boundless? And yet who does not feel that very love, though boundless, encompassed within the center of his being, and moving not from love thought to love thought, nor from love deeds to other love deeds?

Sit by me, my beloved, and listen to my heart; smile, for your happiness is a symbol of our future.

Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.

They tell me: If you see a slave sleeping, do not wake him lest he be dreaming of freedom. I tell them: If you see a slave sleeping, wake him and explain to him freedom.

If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully.

History does not repeat itself except in the minds of those who do not know history.