Do what you feel in your heart to be right–for you’ll be criticized anyway.
Political tyranny is nothing compared to social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies government.
You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.
No real change in history has ever been achieved by discussions.
The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.
Love always elevates the character of man. It never lowers him, provided love be love.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.