It is a talent of the weak to persuade themselves that they suffer for something when they suffer from something; that they are showing the way when they are running away; that they see the light when they feel the heat; that they are chosen when they are shunned.

Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Plato

Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders.

Desiderius Erasmus

Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime.

Jacob Bronowski

When any real progress is made, we unlearn and learn anew what we thought we knew before.

Henry David Thoreau

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

Honore de Balzac

Christianity, above all, has given a clear-cut answer to the demands of the human soul.

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Religious tolerance is something we should all practice however, there have been more persecution and atrocities committed in the name of religion and religious freedom than anything else.

Walter Koenig

Even in cultures where marriages are arranged by parents, you're never actually forbidden to fall in love with your mate.

Orson Scott Card

I want some one to sit beside after the day's pursuit and all its anguish, after its listening, its waitings, and its suspicions. After quarreling and reconciliation I need privacy--to be alone with you, to set this hubbub in order. For I am as neat as a cat in my habits.

Virginia Woolf

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.

Patricia Neal

I did my best, and God did the rest.

Hattie McDaniel

The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.

Jim Rohn