“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”

“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”

“The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.”

“[death]...the abyss from where no traveler is permitted to return”

“Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession. ”

“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”

“Simon, she'd learned, was a man who studied people. He learned their weaknesses as a way of protecting himself.”

“Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.”

“The thing that grieves the heart of the Lord is when God doesnt see men who stand in defense of the truth”

“If a person gave your body to any stranger he met on is way, you would certainly be angry. And do you feel no shame in handing over your own mind to be confused and mystified by anyone who happens ...”

“Money-makers are tiresome company, as they have no standard but cash value.”

“Sir, I admit your general rule, That every poet is a fool, But you yourself may serve to show it, That every fool is not a poet.”

“I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless. I am the Peaceful One, whose form is self-effulgent, powerful radiance.”

“You have peace," the old woman said, "when you make it with yourself.”

“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.”