“A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.”

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.

I know he’s a good general, but is he lucky?

The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people.

Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances

Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.

I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.

If you are overdressed, it is a comment on them. If you are under dressed, it is a comment on you.

If there were no God, there would be no atheists.

When you find yourself in a position to help someone, be happy because Allah is answering that person’s prayer through you.

There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.

It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future.

From a spiritual perspective every relationship we develop, from the most casual to the most intimate, serves the purpose of helping us to become more conscious.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.