I think it is impossible for one human being really to know another without first knowing and being at peace with himself.

Great leaders inspire people to have confidence in themselves.

When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?

Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of it.

It is not that you set the individual apart from society but that you recognize in any society that the individual must have rights that are guarded.

Ability is not something to be saved, like money, in the hope that you can draw interest on it. The interest comes from the spending. Unused ability, like unused muscles, will atrophy. It is tragic to realize that the majority of human beings, even the so-called educated, call upon only the smallest fraction of their potential capacity. They leave many talents dormant. They fail to develop their mental qualities. They are almost unaware of the degree of energy upon which they might call to build a full and rewarding life.

A day out-of-doors, someone I loved to talk with, a good book and some simple food and music - that would be rest.