For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny pay thou back with gold; If thy life be rescued, life do not withhold. Thus the words and actions of the wise regard; Every little service tenfold they reward. But the truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done.

My attempt and prayer are and will be for an honorable peace between belligerent nations in the least possible time.

I can combine the greatest love with the greatest opposition to wrong.

Every species, human and subhuman, has some distinguishing mark, so that you can tell a man from a beast, or a dog from a cow.

Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.

A true life lived amongst the people is in itself an object-lesson that must produce its own effect upon immediate surroundings.

Tolerance gives us spiritual insight, which is as far from fanaticism as the north pole is from the south.