Few of us have vitality enough to make any of our instincts imperious.

Don't lose faith. Promise yourself that you will be a success story, and I promise you that all the forces of the universe will unite to come to your aid; you might not feel today or for a while, but the longer you wait the bigger the prize.

People always get tired of one another. I grow tired of myself whenever I am left alone for ten minutes, and I am certain that I am fonder of myself than anyone can be of another person.

The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one really inflexible point of honor.

The first prison I ever saw had inscribed on it CEASE TO DO EVIL: LEARN TO DO WELL; but as the inscription was on the outside, the prisoners could not read it.

The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.

Those who minister to poverty and disease are accomplices in the two worst of all the crimes.