"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the words without the tune, and never stops at all."

"Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event."

"1. During civil disturbance adopt such an attitude that people do not attach any importance to you - they neither burden you with complicated affairs, nor try to derive any advantage out of you."

"Men are punished by their sins, not for them."

"Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others."

"There are times when God asks nothing of his children except silence, patience and tears."

"Business? It's quite simple. It's other people's money."

"There is a coherent plan in the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for."

"He only profits from praise who values criticism."

"The great virtue of my radicalism lies in the fact that I am perfectly ready, if necessary, to be radical on the conservative side."