Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2026-01-10 Jan 7, 2026Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving to the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a free man. He is left to pursue his means of happiness in his own manner.~ James Fenimore CooperTreat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.~ Johann Wolfgang von GoetheA human being is a part of the whole, called by us, "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security.~ Albert Einstein Jan 6, 2026I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end.~ Albert SchweitzerHe who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.~ Lucius Annaeus SenecaThere but for the grace of God go I.~ Rev. George Whitefield Jan 5, 2026To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.~ Bertrand RussellDo whatever you can to capture, or recapture, your life spark - unless it harms others, in which case suffer with as much happiness as you can muster. Your nobility of spirit will spark itself.~ Corri AliusThere is no happiness, there is no liberty, there is no enjoyment of life, unless a man can say, when he rises in the morning, I shall be subject to the decision of no unwise judge today.~ Daniel Webster Previous week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print