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.
To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
Love always elevates the character of man. It never lowers him, provided love be love.
A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.
The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value. It is a process; it’s not random.