"Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind."

"The soul of man is immortal and imperishable."

"All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince."

"He who does not desire power is fit to hold it."

"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."

"There are three arts which are concerned with all things: one which uses, another which makes, and a third which imitates them."

"My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'"

"Laughing on the way to your execution is not generally understood by less advanced life-forms, and they'll call you crazy."

"We hate the very idea that our own ideas may be mistaken, so we cling dogmatically to our conjectures."

"All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit."

"Climbing would be a great, truly wonderful thing if it weren't for all that damn climbing."

"When you determined what you want, you have made the most important decision of your life. You have to know what you want in order to attain it."