It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit.
The Gods gave a microbe a drop of water, and in it he lived. They gave an ant a half acre of land, and he prospered. They gave a tiger the forest and he formed an empire and became an emperor. They gave man the Universe and all the knowledge therein. He entered of his own free will the dungeon of Dogma, shut his mind to truth and slew and starved his brothers.
There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.
The practice of philosophy helps to build bridges between people and cultures and heightens demand for quality education for all.
Backward, turn backward,
O Time, in your flight make me a child again just for to-night!
