People demand freedom only when they have no power.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Nature is a revelation of God; Art is a revelation of man

Nature is a revelation of God; Art is a revelation of man

Love gives itself; it is not bought.

Love gives itself; it is not bought.

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and...

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and...

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that...

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that...

Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands...

Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands...

Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find...

Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning - an endeavor to find...

Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

All things must change To something new, to something strange.

All things must change To something new, to something strange.

Sleep... Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death....

Sleep... Oh! how I loathe those little slices of death....

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room...

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room...

I venerate old age; and I love not the man who can look without emotion...

I venerate old age; and I love not the man who can look without emotion...

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is...

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is...

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping...

Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping...

Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.

Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each...

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each...

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by...

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by...

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence

There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence

Silence is a friend who will never betray

Silence is a friend who will never betray