To uphold righteousness, so supreme an act did he perform; he gave his head, but did not utter a word of sorrow. For the sake of righteousness, he did this great heroic deed; he laid down his life but not the principles… Guru Tegh Bahadur broke his earthly vase on the head of the Emperor of Delhi – and went to the abode of God.
On Hallowe’en the thing you must do is pretend that nothing can frighten you. And if somethin’ scares you and you want to run, just let on like it’s Hallowe’en fun.
It is in doing things and not reading about them that results come about.
-Stephen Richards
Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.
-Benjamin Franklin
Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.
-Bertrand Russell
Likewise the spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. And he who searches the hearts of men knows the mind of the spirit, because the spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
The highest form of human intelligence is to observe yourself without judgment.
He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.
-Garth Stein
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
-Benjamin Franklin
