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.
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.
All is in the hands of man. Therefore wash them often.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
That man is the noblest creature may also be inferred from the fact that no other creature has yet contested this claim.
Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers.
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
These are people who are capable of devotion, public devotion, to justice. They meant what they said and every day that passes, they mean it more.
Our true nationality is mankind.
Dignity does not consist in possessing honours, but in deserving them.
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 narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.
Some people seem to fade away but then when they are truly gone, it's like they didn't fade away at all.
Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.
It’s extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. There is so much more out there than what connects to us.
A human being is a deciding being.
Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
Human nature is not totally fixed, but on any realistic scale, evolutionary processes are much too slow to affect it.
A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats.
A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
