Quotes

‘And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our call...

‘In the end, I must proclaim that no good can be achieved of false means. For the substance of our existence is not in the achievement, but in the method.

“The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.”

“You shouldn’t judge people so harshly based on how they look,”

To never become so certain or high that he wasn’t willing to seek truth.

Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.”

Failure is preferable to winning through unjust means.

In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.”

“I haven’t faith in people any longer, old friend,” Nohadon said. “Put two men together, and they will find something to argue about. Gather them into groups, and one group will find reason to oppress or attack another.

At times, it seems to me that to be human is to want that which we cannot have. For some, this is power. For me, it is peace.”

Somebody has to start, son. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right. If nobody starts, then others cannot follow.

“Your words are like the hundred doves.” “Easy to release, difficult to keep,”

“It strikes me that religion—in its essence—seeks to take natural events and ascribe supernatural causes to them. I, however, seek to take supernatural events and find the natural meanings behind them. Perhaps that is the final dividing lin...

I consider myself to be a man of principle. But, what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, considers his actions "moral" after a fashion.

People were so easily fooled. All you had to do was give them a reason to believe something and they would almost always do so.