And God said, Love your enemy, & I obeyed Him & loved myself.

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

A country is known by the way it treats its animals

Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.

One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.

How beautiful to find a heart that loves you, without asking you for anything, but to be okay.

We are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision.

And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.

The sun teaches to all things that grow their longing for the light. But it is night that raises them to the stars.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life.

Tortoises can tell you more about the road than hares.

Those who give you a serpent when you ask for a fish, may have nothing but serpents to give.

When I planted my pain in the field of patience it bore fruit of happiness.

The best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him.

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.