If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.
It’s extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. There is so much more out there than what connects to us.
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
Family not only need to consist of merely those whom we share blood, but also for those whom we'd give blood.
Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.
The whole universe is contained within a single human being – you.
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
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.
Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
I just invent, then wait until man comes around to needing what I've invented.
I despise people who depend on these things [heroin and cocaine]. If you really want a mind-altering experience, look at a tree.
The greatest attitude of all is gratitude.
A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
Who makes us ignorant? We ourselves. We put our hands over our eyes and weep that it is dark.
A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
No mortal can keep a secret. If the lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore.
