Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he will never be disappointed.
- Topic: Belief
- Location: Caribbean Sea
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.
God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade all the nations of the earth, so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface and say: "This is my country."
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I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen — not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
I dream, I test my dreams against my beliefs, I dare to take risks, and I execute my vision to make those dreams come true.
One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.
What I wanted was to be allowed to do the thing in the world that I did best, which I believed then and believe now, is the greatest privilege there is. When I did that, success found me.
The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.
There are only two kinds of people, those who accept dogmas and know it, and those who accept dogmas and don't know it.
All limitations are self-imposed.
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman gives her life for what she believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing, nevertheless they give up their lives to that little or nothing. One life is all we have, and we live it as we believe in living it, and then it’s gone. But to surrender what you are, and live without belief - that’s more terrible than dying—more terrible than dying young.