Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

In the same vein as these events, National Minority Health Month also serves as a reminder of how much work needs to be done to eliminate health and healthcare inequities.

Man has the power to act as his own destroyer - and that is the way he has acted through most of his history.

Are we happy that our grandchildren may never seen an elephant except in a picture book?

A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be necessary good for the well-being of the people.

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being.

It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

The people who turn out best are those people who make the best out of the way things turn out.

Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate...

If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

The U.S. Census Bureau acknowledged this fact when it reported that those with a bachelor's degree earn on average $1 million more over their lifetime than those with only a high school diploma.

Human history is in essence a history of ideas.

Humanism and Divinity are as complementary to one another in the order of culture, as are Nature and Grace in the order of being.

The greatest attitude of all is gratitude.

We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.

Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.