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If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.
If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.
The intellect is weak; it has no power except over what is as weak as itself.
The intellect is weak; it has no power except over what is as weak as itself.
Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.
Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.
In the light of his vision he has found his freedom: his thoughts are peace, his words are peace and read more
In the light of his vision he has found his freedom: his thoughts are peace, his words are peace and his work is peace.
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and read more
No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.
Intelligence is that faculty of mind, by which order is perceived in a situation previously considered disordered.
Intelligence is that faculty of mind, by which order is perceived in a situation previously considered disordered.
Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted read more
Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society.
It is a talent of the weak to persuade themselves that they suffer for something when they suffer from something; read more
It is a talent of the weak to persuade themselves that they suffer for something when they suffer from something; that they are showing the way when they are running away; that they see the light when they feel the heat; that they are chosen when they are shunned.