I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.

Freedom cannot be bestowed - it must be achieved.

What people need and what they want may be very different.... Teachers are those who educate the people to appreciate the things they need.

The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.

A creed is an ossified metaphor.

The heroic man does not pose; he leaves that for the man who wishes to be thought heroic.

Your neighbor is the man who needs you.