I want to know all God’s thoughts; all the rest are just details.
-Albert Einstein
Music is pleasing not only because of the sound but because of the silence that is in it: without the alternation of sound and silence there would be no rhythm.
-Thomas Merton
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
-George Washington Carver
Every one of us has in him a continent of undiscovered character. Blessed is he who acts as Columbus to his own soul.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
-Voltaire
Scholars who incessantly contemplate acquiring strength and knowledge should also consider it their moral duty to impart knowledge to the ignorant, so that they can develop their mental faculties. This would automatically lead to the latter’s self-development and spiritual progress.