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

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

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.

In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.

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.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

Who makes us ignorant? We ourselves. We put our hands over our eyes and weep that it is dark.

A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats.

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

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

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.

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

There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue.

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

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

A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.

All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.

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

Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.

You may turn into an archangel, a fool, or a criminal ? no one will see it. But when a button is missing?everyone sees that.