A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission

If you can't say something good about someone, sit right here by me.

A person's a person, no matter how small.

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

How can you thank a man for giving you what's already yours? How then can you thank him for giving you only part of what is yours?

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.

It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.

These are people who are capable of devotion, public devotion, to justice. They meant what they said and every day that passes, they mean it more.

A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be necessary good for the well-being of the people.

When people are protecting something truly special to them, they truly can become...as strong as they can be.

Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen.

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: Am I, or the others, crazy?

It’s extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. There is so much more out there than what connects to us.

Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

All is in the hands of man. Therefore wash them often.

There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.