A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.

He who fears the sun will not become chief.

Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.

An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over ashes.

Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way.

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.

The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do.

The individual is not accountable to society for his actions, insofar as these concern the interests of no person but himself.

Peaces comes from within. Do not seek it without.

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of everything else to which he is justly entitled.

We can secure other people’s approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it, and no way has been found out of securing that.

Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you.