Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
Oscar WildeYou drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.
Paulo CoelhoCompassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion, even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.
Eric HofferWho is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
Benjamin FranklinThe art of living… is neither careless drifting on the one hand, nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.
Alan WattsPurity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.
Mahatma Gandhi