Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.
Our true nationality is mankind.
A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.
Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.
Sickness is mankind's greatest defect.
In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.
Dignity does not consist in possessing honours, but in deserving them.
As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.
It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go.
Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission
A person's a person, no matter how small.
We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.
Who makes us ignorant? We ourselves. We put our hands over our eyes and weep that it is dark.
