Annie Besant

"The poor have to labour in the present, and trust in the future: the rich put off the day of reckoning into the far distant future."

"Imagination is the beginning of creation."

"A nation cannot be destroyed while it possesses a strong, vigorous, enlightened middle class."

"The study of Nature alone brings consolation to human misery."

"I cannot say that I am in the slightest astonished by the contempt with which the Café Anglais is treated by the superior classes."

"Fear is the parent of cruelty."

"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."

"Dream boldly and darewell; do not fear failure. It is only from bold attempts that great works are born."

"The true duty of man is to help others and to love them."

"Men are made stronger on realization that the helping hand they need is at the end of their own arm."

"Music is the beautiful speech of angels."

"Heroism is not the line of least resistance."

"Scepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin."

"Health is the first requisite of happiness."

"The only way for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing."

"The reward of the true patriot is ashes scattered to the winds."

"I want to strengthen the weak, the helpless, the persecuted."

"Patience is a virtue that will surely be rewarded."

"No nation can flourish if it represses its women."

"Adventure is to be sought rather than feared."

"The greatest invention of modern times is the opportunity to make books."

"Each day brings new opportunities for growth."

"The first step to reform is to understand the evil against which you are working."

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."

"Every person has within them an infinite capacity for growth."

"True friendship is a plant of slow growth."

"The universe is governed by natural law; that law pervades all things."

"In the presence of truth, only truth counts."

"The only way to conquer evil is through goodness."

"Each person is responsible for their own spiritual development."