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

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.

The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.

Our true nationality is mankind.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.

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

Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

More than 26,000 lives may be lost to the effects of drug abuse this year. This tragic impact is felt in communities across this great nation. Sadly many of these deaths occur among our young people.

A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.

Human history is in essence a history of ideas.

When people are protecting something truly special to them, they truly can become...as strong as they can be.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

Not only will we have to repent for the sins of bad people; but we also will have to repent for the appalling silence of good people.

Sickness is mankind's greatest defect.

Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.