You can never cease the indomitable spirt of freedom.

Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.

Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them, they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will sink out of sight.

I'm an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened.

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.

With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide.

No man on earth is truly free. All are slaves of money or necessity. Public opinion or fear of prosecution forces each one, against his conscience, to conform.

He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.

Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.

The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.

When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - When you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, butt in favors - When you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you - When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - You may know that your society is doomed.

Freedom exists not to do what you like but to have the right to do what you ought.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

Never cross a man, not afraid to die.

It does not take a majority of prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

For you can only be free when even the desire of seeking freedom becomes a harness to you.

The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude and perseverance.

Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special...

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely enjoy exercising authority usually lose it.

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.

The greatest leader is not the the one who necessarily does the greatest things. He is the one who gets people to do the greatest things. He is

The lion doesn't turn around when the small dog barks.

Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.

A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.

If you cannot be honest with yourself, there is no hope of being honest with anyone else.

I had long since taught myself to follow the inner voice. I delighted in submitting to it. To act against it would be difficult and painful to me.

The true worth is not to be found in man himself, but in the colors and texture that come alive in others.

Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.

...the individual ceases to be himself; he adopts entirely the kind of personality offered to him by cultural patterns; and he therefore becomes exactly as all others are and as they expect him to be...The person who gives up his individual self and becomes an automaton, identical with millions of other automatons around him, need not feel alone and anxious any more. But the price he pays, however, is high; it is the loss of his self.