You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present, God has given me no control over the moment following.
I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won’t presume to probe into the faults of others.
Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.
Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
Democracy and violence can ill go together. Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side.
It may be long before the law of love will be recognized in international affairs. The machinery's of government stand between and hide the hearts of one people from those of another.
People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
Whiskey! Never tasted such beastly stuff in my life! In a civilized country they drink wine.
I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.