But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference.

The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.

Soundness of understanding is connected with freedom of enquiry; consequently, opinion should, as far as public security will admit, be exempted from restraint.

Superior virtue must be the fruit of superior intelligence.

Death has always had a prominent place in my mind. There are times when I think somebody might kill me.

Dying before dying has two important consequences: It liberates the individual from the fear of death and influences the actual experience of dying at the time of biological demise.

Obviously, there's a part of me that takes the world of violence and death very seriously. However, when it comes to protection, or when it comes to just the skill of shooting... I've gone to the range with sniper rifles and things like that.

The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.