The golden rule is to act fearlessly upon what one believes to be right.

If you have no character to lose, people will have no faith in you.

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

What the two hands of the labourer can achieve, the capitalist will never get with all his gold and silver.

Indeed one's faith in one's plans and methods is truly tested when the horizon before one is the blackest.

But I never again went through this street. There would be other men coming in this man's place and, ignorant of the incident, they would behave likewise. Why should I unnecessarily court another kick? I therefore selected a different walk.

I know nothing of the science of astrology and I consider it to be a science, if it is a science, of doubtful value, to be severely left alone by those who have any faith in Providence.