"It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent."

"There is no glory in otustripping donkeys."

"Virtue extends our days: he live two lives who relives his past with pleasure."

"Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men."

"Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today."

"Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst."

"All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark."

"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.... While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it."

"Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest."

"Irony is the hygiene of the mind."

"A Muslim who meets with others and shares their burdens is better than one who lives a life of seclusion and contemplation."

"Tradition weighs like a nightmare on the minds of the living."