Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you.

I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.

You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Even if you are divine, you don't disdain male consorts.

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

As long as we believe in absurdities we shall continue to commit atrocities.

Could be worse . . . I could be Sting.

I will go on my knees and ask the Liberian people to participate in bringing peace and stability to our country.

But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.

Humility is attentive patience.

There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army.

When it is not in our power to determine what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable.

Show love, compassion, protection & generosity to those who depend on you – in fact, to everyone.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

Courage is grace under pressure.

I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.