Our true nationality is mankind.
The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization.
Sickness is mankind's greatest defect.
Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.
When people are protecting something truly special to them, they truly can become...as strong as they can be.
It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.
There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue.
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
The whole universe is contained within a single human being – you.
I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.
The capacity to suffer varies more than anything that I have observed in human nature.
To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.
Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
Americans of our own time - minority and majority Americans alike - need the continued guidance that the Voting Rights Act provides. We have come a long way, but more needs to be done.
A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
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.
All is in the hands of man. Therefore wash them often.
To live alone is the fate of all great souls.
I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.