“Hell has no benefits, only torture.”

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

What is strength without a double share of wisdom?

Where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.

The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness.

Freely we serve, because freely we love.

He that hath light within their own breast, may sit in the centre and enjoy bright day.

Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest, Live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven.

Believe and be confirmed.

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.

Solitude is sometimes the best society.

Where more is meant than meets the ear.

No institution which does not continually test its ideals, techniques and measure of accomplishment can claim real vitality.

Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.

None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license.

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.

Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the Seed of an equivalent or greater Benefit.

Philosophy itself cannot but benefit from our disputes, for if our conceptions prove true, new achievements will be made; if false, their refutation will further confirm the original doctrines.

Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn’t thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I’m just happy with a ball at my feet.

We must take care of our minds because we cannot benefit from beauty when our brains are missing.

I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.

As if nothing that does not obviously make for the benefit of man had any right to exist; as if our ways were God’s ways.

Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.