They make a rout about universal liberty, without considering that all that is to be valued, or indeed can be enjoyed by individuals, is private liberty

The Night in Isla Negra

Pablo Neruda

The fire of glory is the torch of the mind.

Source Unknown

The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived.

James Madison

Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.

Doug Horton

I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor.

Christopher Hitchens

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

People tend to focus on the things that they don't like about themselves. While that's important for change, it's equally important to focus on what they love about themselves. For every one thing you dislike about yourself, think of five things you like about yourself. It's a balancing act.

Tom Giaquinto

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason so few engage in it.

Henry Ford

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

Oscar Wilde

Not a single right is indestructible: a new might can at any time abolish it, hence, man possesses not a single permanent right. God is Might (and He is shifty, malicious, and uncertain).

Mark Twain

Once the product's task is known, design the interface first then implement to the interface design.

Jef Raskin

It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.

John Green