Live truth instead of professing it.

The hundred-point man is one who is true to every trust; who keeps his word; who is loyal to the firm that employs him; who does not listen for insults nor look for slights; who carries a civil tongue in his head; who is polite to strangers without being fresh; who is considerate toward servants; who is moderate in his eating and drinking; who is willing to learn; who is cautious and yet courageous.

Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.

An enemy is anyone who tells the truth about you.

All success consists in this: You are doing something for somebody - benefiting humanity - and the feeling of success comes from the consciousness of this.

Man's greatest blunder has been in trying to make peace with the skies instead of making peace with his neighbors

The wise way to benefit humanity is to attend to your own affairs, and thus give other people an opportunity to look after theirs.