Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
It's very hard to take yourself too seriously when you look at the world from outer space.
We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves.
Order is not pressure which is imposed on society from without, but an equilibrium which is set up from within.