You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say read more

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.

I'm comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish.

I'm comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish.

Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.

Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.

People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.

People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot read more

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported without the latter.

During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away read more

During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.