Inspirational Sayings

The purpose of rhetoric is to persuade, the purpose of logic is to prove, and the purpose of philosophy is to know.

The physician must be a man of courage, for courage is necessary in the face of death.

The strength of a king is the loyalty of his people.

Let us strive for unity, for in unity there is strength.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

The day that man allows true love to appear, those things which are well made will fall into confusion and will overturn everything we believe to be right and true.

The strength of a wall is neither greater nor less than the courage of the men who defend it.

A man's greatest strength is in his spirit.

I am the master of my own destiny, and the fate of nations.

The impossible is only impossible until it is done.

How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all its beauty? It felt the encouragement of light against its being; otherwise, we all remain too frightened.

The people of this country are very superstitious, and they believe in magic.

In the Sahara, I saw a man who claimed to be 350 years old. He looked like a dried-up lizard, but the locals believed him.

I went on board, leaving my companions behind, and saw the Sultan of India, the most generous, courageous, and powerful of men, but without a drop of mercy in his heart.

Many have died; you also will die. The drum of death is being beaten. The world has fallen in love with a dream. Only sayings of the wise will remain.

The world is a dream, and life is a play. The actors are many, but the director is one.

The world is like a great empty dream.

I dreamt I wandered to the moon—it was cold and wet.

The aim of the law is to make man perfect, and it is impossible for man to be perfect so long as his mind is not perfect.

The purpose of the entire Torah is to bring man to this perfection.