A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing.

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.

Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.

If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves

If you deliberately set out to be less than you are capable, you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.

Love is the free exercise of choice. Two people love each other only when they are quite capable of living without each other but choose to live with each other.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend.

No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that in his heart which is capable of responding to it.

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.

Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate...

The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

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.

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being.