Edgar Lee Masters

To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.

Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.

How shall the soul of a man be larger than the life he has lived?

It is the eye of ignorance that assigns a fixed and unchangeable color to every object; beware of this stumbling block.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

We should remember that there are nations which meet more than 30 to 60% of their power requirements through the nuclear power system.