money

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled.

gentleman

This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him.

conscience

An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.

respect

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

respect

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

hope

Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them.

action

You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result

religion

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

religion

The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.”

Religion

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is to think, it is to be humble.

enemy

We must always seek to ally ourselves with that part of the enemy that knows what is right

Victory

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

Truth

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

self-respect

One cannot take away our self-respect untill we do not give it to them.”

truth

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.”

The Roots of Violence

“The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles”

worry

“There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever”

peace

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees

government

If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad, any government, being composed of human beings, would be bad also.

life

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

action

Action is the foundational key to all success.

thoughts

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.

Perfection

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

Forgiveness

can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.

optimist

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.

success

The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn't like to do.

potential

Focus on your potential instead of your limitations

advice

The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.

luck

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

right to ask

We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, "Why did this happen to me?" unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way.

attitude

To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.

education

Education does not mean teaching people to know what they do not know; it means teaching them to behave as they do not behave.

education

Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance.

friend

A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.

virtue

Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.

real strength

There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your truth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself, 'It all depends on me.'"

Thoughts

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

Thoughts

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

Wealth

Measure wealth not by the things you have, but by
the things you have for which you would not take money.

Person

To the world, you may be just one person;
but to one person, you may be the world!

Education

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence