Yes, terrible things happen, but sometimes those terrible things- they save you.
The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law.
The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves.
But for we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare. . . are to be found portrayed in it.
There are times in the history of men and nations, when they stand so near the vale that separates mortals from the immortals, time from eternity, and men from their God, that they can almost hear the beatings, and feel the pulsations of the heart of the Infinite.
The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission.
Most human organizations that fall short of their goals do so not because of stupidity or faulty doctrines, but because of internal decay and rigidification.
The virtue of small government is that the mistakes are small as well. . . If you want to leave a nation you think is corrupt, inefficient, militaristic, oppressive, repressive, but you don't want to move to Canada or France, what do you do? Well, the way is through secession, where you could stay home and be where you want to be.
Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that children have very little time for their parents. Parents have very little time for each other, and in the home begins the disruption of peace of the world.
I find the practice of yoga very spiritual and taking the time to just be and to reflect through meditation and chanting helps me to connect to a higher energy.
Seeing yourself as responsible for the quality of your relationship, as a prime mover in your life, I think is a bold, amazing step.