Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights of the Spirit.

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.

Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

Insanity in individuals is rare - but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.

If we are not free, no one will respect us.

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just...in between.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.

The historian looks backward. In the end he also believes backward.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

Do what's right for you, as long as it don't hurt no one

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

If you have been sunned through and through like an apricot on a wall from your earliest days, you are oversensitive to any withdrawal of heat.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.