"Without justice, courage is weak." – Benjamin Franklin
“Without justice, courage is weak.” – Benjamin Franklin
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"Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace." – Martin Luther
“Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.” – …
"I am unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life’s unkind, but I can vote for kindness. I, the unloving, say life should be lovely. I, that am blind, cry out against my blindness." – Vachel Lindsay
“I am unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life’s unkind, but I can vote for kindness. I, the unloving, say life should be …
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." – Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
"I’ve got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." – Thomas Carlyle
“I’ve got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.” – Thomas Carlyle
"Instinct is untaught ability" – Alexander Bain
“Instinct is untaught ability” – Alexander Bain
"Memory in youth is active and easily impressible; in old age it is comparatively callous to new impressions, but still retains vividly those of earlier years" – Charlotte Bronte
“Memory in youth is active and easily impressible; in old age it is comparatively callous to new impressions, but still retains vividly those of earlier …
"Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give." – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are …
"Basically you have to suppress your own ambitions in order to be who you need to be." – Bob Dylan
“Basically you have to suppress your own ambitions in order to be who you need to be.” – Bob Dylan
"Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions" – Samuel Johnson
“Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions” – Samuel Johnson
"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." – Jimi Hendrix
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” – Jimi Hendrix
"I think less is more when it comes to kissing in the movies." – Julia Roberts
“I think less is more when it comes to kissing in the movies.” – Julia Roberts
"Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture or philosophy, he makes a bad husband and an ill provider." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture or philosophy, he makes a bad husband and …
"Love and respect woman. Look to her not only for comfort, but for strength and inspiration and the doubling of your intellectual and moral powers. Blot out from your mind any idea of superiority; you have none." – Giuseppe Mazzini
“Love and respect woman. Look to her not only for comfort, but for strength and inspiration and the doubling of your intellectual and moral powers. …
"Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom." – Buddha
“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads …
"The weak in courage is strong in cunning." – William Blake
“The weak in courage is strong in cunning.” – William Blake
"The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves – our weakness,errors, deficiencies, and sins, that, by divine grace, we may overcome and turn from them all" – Tryon Edwards
“The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves – our weakness,errors, deficiencies, and sins, that, by divine grace, we …
"Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife." – Groucho Marx
“Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.” – Groucho Marx
"The world today doesn’t make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?" – Pablo Picasso
“The world today doesn’t make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?” – Pablo Picasso
"The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence." – Rabindranath Tagore
“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.” – Rabindranath Tagore
"Wealth is not a matter of intelligence it’s a matter of inspiration." – Jim Rohn
“Wealth is not a matter of intelligence it’s a matter of inspiration.” – Jim Rohn
"Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives." – Chuck Palahniuk
“Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.” – Chuck Palahniuk
"I started out with nothing. I still have most of it." – Michael Davis
“I started out with nothing. I still have most of it.” – Michael Davis
"For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice" – John Burroughs
“For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice” – John Burroughs
"If a man could mount to heaven and survey the mighty universe, his admiration of its beauties would be much diminished unless he had some one to share in his pleasure" – Marcus Tullius Cicero
“If a man could mount to heaven and survey the mighty universe, his admiration of its beauties would be much diminished unless he had some …
"Faith is putting all your eggs in God’s basket, then counting your blessings before they hatch." – Ramona C. Carroll
“Faith is putting all your eggs in God’s basket, then counting your blessings before they hatch.” – Ramona C. Carroll
"Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation…" – Oscar Wilde
“Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation…” – Oscar Wilde
"Art is the elimination of the unnecessary" – Pablo Picasso
“Art is the elimination of the unnecessary” – Pablo Picasso
"Honesty is the cruelest game of all, because not only can you hurt someone – and hurt them to the bone – you can feel self-righteous about it at the same time" – Dave Van Ronk
“Honesty is the cruelest game of all, because not only can you hurt someone – and hurt them to the bone – you can feel …
"Happiness is activity." – Aristotle
“Happiness is activity.” – Aristotle
"He has managed to capture the particular aura that made even the poet’s more mundane activities-of which there were many-fascinatingly boring, so to speak, rather than merely boringly boring." – John Gross
“He has managed to capture the particular aura that made even the poet’s more mundane activities-of which there were many-fascinatingly boring, so to speak, rather …
"Festival of the impassioned efforts and manifold ambitions of all forms of youthful activity of every generation springing from the threshold of life." – Pierre de Coubertin
“Festival of the impassioned efforts and manifold ambitions of all forms of youthful activity of every generation springing from the threshold of life.” – Pierre …
"Happiness is the realization of God in the heart. Happiness is the result of praise and thanksgiving, of faith, of acceptance; a quiet tranquil realization of the love of God." – White Eagle
“Happiness is the realization of God in the heart. Happiness is the result of praise and thanksgiving, of faith, of acceptance; a quiet tranquil realization …
"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face." – Victor Hugo
“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.” – Victor Hugo
"When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge." – Gerald Jampolsky
“When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that …
"There has been only one Christian. They caught and crucified him early." – Mark Twain
“There has been only one Christian. They caught and crucified him early.” – Mark Twain
"Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation." – George Washington
“Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.” – George …
"Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it." – Mark Twain
“Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.” – Mark Twain
"Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things – with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope." – Corazon Aquino
“Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things – with resignations, …
"Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter.” – Friedrich Nietzsche