They also serve who only stand and wait.

The stars, that nature hung in heaven, 

and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, 

give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.

Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, 

to the ignominy of him that brought her birth.

Who overcomes by force 

hath overcome but half his foe.

None can love freedom heartily, but good men; 

the rest love not freedom, but licence.

Give me the liberty 

to know, 

to utter, 

and to argue freely 

according to conscience, 

above all liberties.

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

Gratitude bestows reverence, 

allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, 

those transcendent moments of awe 

that change forever 

how we experience life and the world.

The mind is its own place 

and in itself, 

can make a Heaven of Hell, 

a Hell of Heaven.

The superior man acquaints himself
with many sayings of antiquity 

and many deeds of the past, 

in order to strengthen his character thereby.