“We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.”

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

I am surrounded by priests who repeat incessantly that their kingdom is not of this world, and yet they lay hands on everything they can get.

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.

Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.

You don’t reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.

When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.

Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.

There are in the world, two powers. The sword and the spirit. The spirit has always vanquished the sword.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.

When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.

Impossible is the word found only in a fool’s dictionary. Wise people create opportunities for themselves and make everything possible

There is a joy in danger.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

What the hell-you might be right, you might be wrong but don’t just avoid.

Avoid being seized by the police. The cops are not your friends. Don’t tell them anything.

When you run for president you have certain obligations. One of them would be to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest.

The best fights are the ones we avoid.

If you strive only to avoid the darkness or to cling to the light, you cannot live in balance. Try striving to be conscious of all that you are.

It doesn’t cost anything to say hi when you pass someone else in the hallway, whereas, most corporations if you pass you avoid eye contact.

We spend so much time avoiding death that we forget to take time to truly live.

Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted.