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.
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.
How can you thank a man for giving you what's already yours? How then can you thank him for giving you only part of what is yours?
A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.
Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen.
Human history is in essence a history of ideas.
Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.
All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.
By providing students in our Nation with such an education, we help save our children from the clutches of poverty, crime, drugs, and hopelessness, and we help safeguard our Nation's prosperity for generations yet unborn.
It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission
When people are protecting something truly special to them, they truly can become...as strong as they can be.
We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
A human being is a deciding being.
Human nature is not totally fixed, but on any realistic scale, evolutionary processes are much too slow to affect it.
