I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings read more

I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility

Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love.

Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love.

It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary read more

It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay the dragon that guards the door, and this dragon is religion

If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more precious than any treasure, since read more

If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more precious than any treasure, since there is nothing in the world so valuable that it can be compared to a real friend.

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands read more

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.

Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil, and it's up to him read more

Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil, and it's up to him and only him (through his reasoning mind) to decide which he wants to be.

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and read more

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable read more

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning.

The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.

The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.