A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
Seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune but deeper felicity.
A nature’s culture resides in the hearts and souls of its people.
What is a man if he is not a thief who openly charges as much as he can for the goods he sells?
My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.
We cannot, in a moment, get rid of habits of a lifetime.
It is my conviction that nothing enduring can be built on violence.
Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.
It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
Morality is contraband in war.