Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.

There is nothing called a dead-end. The option of U-turn is always open.

A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart.

In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.

Enlightenment is the ultimate destination of the spiritual path.

All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions. 

There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there.