A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
Humanism and Divinity are as complementary to one another in the order of culture, as are Nature and Grace in the order of being.
Some people seem to fade away but then when they are truly gone, it's like they didn't fade away at all.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.
Sickness is mankind's greatest defect.
Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission
Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
The whole universe is contained within a single human being – you.
No mortal can keep a secret. If the lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore.
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.
The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.
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.
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?
Our true nationality is mankind.
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
All is in the hands of man. Therefore wash them often.
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
Human history is in essence a history of ideas.