“He drew a circle that shut me out-Heretic , rebel, a thing to flout.But love and I had the wit to win:We drew a circle and took him In !From the poem " Outwitted”

“Fight ever on: this earthly stuff If used Gods way will be enough. Face to the firing line o friendFight out lifes battle to the end. One soldier, when the fight was red,Threw down his broken sword...”

“He fed his spirit with the bread of books”

“Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.”

“It is doubtless true that men are bad because they are unhappy. If anyone could give them real happiness, the happiness of brotherhood, they would all want to live the true and brotherly life.”

“The crest and crowning of all good, Life's final star, is brotherhood.”

“You can find a better you inside of you. Why dont you search for that?”

“Do not fear to give yourself a chance that will change you for the better.”

“He explained that often times it's the love of something- like money, material, possessions, or power-and the fear of losing them, that command people to act. That love and fear are really the only...”

“Of all the rabbinic sages of antiquity, perhaps none was more influential or famous than Rabbi Akiva.”