Emotion is often what we rely upon to carry us across the unfathomable voids in our intelligence.
Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.
True love is quiescent, except in the nascent moments of true humility.
Death is the great hope of all life; the desire to expend itself; to be used and consumed by its own longing for itself.
Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it.
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.
In America, educators punish those who actually think for themselves. There is only acceptance for popular opinion.
In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it!
Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy.
Self-made men often worship their creator.
Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy.
Comfort in expressing your emotions will allow you to share the best of yourself with others, but not being able to control your emotions will reveal your worst.
Architects of grandeur are often the master builders of disillusionment.
Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect.
Callousness and insolence bring to bare unanimous social condemnation, while the simple efforts of politeness are admired; even in those who are otherwise despised.
True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price.
Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.
No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man.
The test of a belief is not exclusively in the belief itself, but also in the intentions and actions of those who embrace it.
Remember that the greatest fool in the world may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.
It has been my experience that if we make the effort to listen to people when we meet them, and work to get to know them a little, it is then easy to find something likeable in practically anyone.
There is something greater than any nation; it is the spirit which created the nation.
There are few surer ways to become disliked by men than to perform well where they have performed poorly.
Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves.
Join me in my quest for a greater understanding of our existence. Join me in my desire for a greater self. Join me as I seek the humility to love and understand my fellow man.
One of the most important things one can do in life is to brutally question every single thing you are taught.
The deceptive, glossy media images of faces, bodies and social lifestyles, make us hate ourselves so we will buy a solution to love ourselves once again.
Within the hearts men, loyalty and consideration are esteemed greater than success.
Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but rather it is a sacred duty, and its blessed yield of hope is born from none other than the blood of the innocent.
Birth and death; we all move between these two unknowns.
The right to justice is something that no one can bestow, nor take away, for it is in one's heart.
True education is limited to those people who would die without knowing, whereas the masses in the institutions are merely going through the motions, for education is a way of living.
If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves.
You may find many contradictory statements and philosophies within my writings. However, to this I will say such is life, for life is full of contradictions.
Sometimes power is all a person has, so they will protect it even unto their own destruction, for without power they have nothing.