"Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power."

"It is not the function of government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error."

"When your conscience says law is immoral, don’t follow it."

"Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely."

"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment."