Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he is absolutely free read more

There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he is absolutely free to choose.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

The greatest potential for control the ends to exist at the point where action takes place.

The greatest potential for control the ends to exist at the point where action takes place.

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. You may read more

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. You may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

It's not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

It's not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or read more

Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner. -General Omar Bradley.

In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far read more

In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go.

There is a sort of veteran woman of condition, who, having lived always in the grand monde, and having possibly read more

There is a sort of veteran woman of condition, who, having lived always in the grand monde, and having possibly had some gallantries, together with the experience of five and twenty or thirty years, form a young fellow better than all the rules that can be given him. Wherever you go, make some of those women your friends; which a very little matter will do. Ask their advice, tell them your doubts or difficulties as to your behavior; but take great care not to drop one word of their experience; for experience implies age, and the suspicion of age, no woman, let her be ever so old, ever forgives.