"Faith is not the knowledge of what the mystery of the universe is, but the conviction that there is a mystery, and that it is greater than us."

"#3537. Superfluity does not vitiate."

"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."

"I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair."

"Every path serves a purpose."

"Having a baby's sweet face so close to your own, for so long a time as it takes to nurse 'em, is a great tonic for a sad soul."

"In anger we should refrain both from speech and action."

"I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light."

"Don't get yourself arrested and make your day worse! If you need to vent, just smash something that's already broken! You can't get in trouble for wrecking the unsalvageable!"

"We are only now on the threshold of knowing the range of the educatability of man -- the perfectibility of man. We have never addressed ourselves to this problem before."

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."

"The cable TV sex channels don't expand our horizons, don't make us better people, and don't come in clearly enough."