I must be cruel, only to be kind.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule: never lie to yourself.

And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into telling a life.

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights would be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance. This is the sentiment embodied in the Declaration of Independence. . . . I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it.

The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

If it is any use to know it, I always try to write on the principle of the iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it under water for every part that shows.

No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.

To be able to practice five things everywhere under the heaven constitutes perfect virtue. . . gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them.

Benevolence is man’s mind, and righteousness is man’s path.

If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, in you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

I've learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind.

Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute.

But what is happiness except for the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads.

Let us resolve to be masters, not victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the door.

Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you’d like them to be.

The longer I live, the more deeply l learn that love - whether we call it friendship or family or romance is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other's light.