No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.
When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.
There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.
Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
The only real laughter comes from despair.
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.
Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.
I know I am but mortal and so therewhilst prepare myself for death, whensoever it shall please God to send it.
Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.
He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.
