Quotes

We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men …

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and supp…

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.

You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

I am life that wants to live, surrounded by life that wants to live.

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

In all people I see myself, none more and not one a barley-corn less.

I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.

The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.

When in doubt, tell the truth.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.