A person's a person, no matter how small.
A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.
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.
Some people seem to fade away but then when they are truly gone, it's like they didn't fade away at all.
Johnny Cash has always been larger than life.
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.
There is no come back to caves. We are too many.
Everything can be taken from a man or a woman but one thing: the last of human freedoms to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
The whole universe is contained within a single human being – you.
The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.
Are we happy that our grandchildren may never seen an elephant except in a picture book?
We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
It’s extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. There is so much more out there than what connects to us.
A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.
Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.
If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
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.
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
