Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was. nature
Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates. happiness
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. greatness
Only he deserves power who every day justifies it. power
Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict. history
In the last analysis, it is our conception of death which decides our answers to all the questions that life puts to us. death
Friendship needs no words - it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness. friendship
Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible not to run away. strength
'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights. fear & freedom
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. death
Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again. forgiveness
Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions. peace
Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions. experience & peace