No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.

No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.

Security is not the absence of danger, but the presence of God, no matter what the danger.

Security is not the absence of danger, but the presence of God, no matter what the danger.

To win true peace, a man needs to feel himself directed, pardoned, and sustained by a supreme power, to feel read more

To win true peace, a man needs to feel himself directed, pardoned, and sustained by a supreme power, to feel himself in the right road, at the point where God would have him be - in order with God and the universe. This faith gives strength and calm.

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in read more

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.

It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure. Each one of us requires read more

It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure. Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

It’s time we framed every question - every issue -- not in terms of what’s in it for ‘me,’ but read more

It’s time we framed every question - every issue -- not in terms of what’s in it for ‘me,’ but what’s in it for all of us? And when you ask that simple question - what’s in it for all of us? - the direction not taken in America could not be more clear or compelling.

Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either read more

Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.

Security is an illusion. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.

Security is an illusion. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.