Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.
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.
The greatest attitude of all is gratitude.
Man has the power to act as his own destroyer - and that is the way he has acted through most of his history.
Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.
A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
In the same vein as these events, National Minority Health Month also serves as a reminder of how much work needs to be done to eliminate health and healthcare inequities.
The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.
Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission
There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue.
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.
Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.
A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
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.
Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.
A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be necessary good for the well-being of the people.
