I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true.

He whose honor depends on the opinion of the mob must day by day strive with the greatest anxiety, act and scheme in order to retain his reputation. For the mob is varied and inconsistent, and therefore if a reputation is not carefully preserved it dies quickly.

One can acquire everything in solitude—except character.

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say "I don't know."

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

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

Leaders must understand that some people will inevitably sell out to the evil side. Don't waste your time wondering why; spend your time discovering who.

It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow-beings.

The lion doesn't turn around when the small dog barks.

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.

We are all one family in the world. Building a community that empowers everyone to attain their full potential through each of us respecting each other's dignity, rights and responsibilities makes thee world a better place to live.

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

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.

When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.

Let me give you a tip on a clue to men’s characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

We do not do what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are—that is a fact.

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.

Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.

In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.

Men who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others.

You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible.

Only when we realize that there is no eternal, unchanging truth or absolute truth can we arouse in ourselves a sense of intellectual responsibility.

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived today.

How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?

If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have compromised your own integrity. If you need a witness, be your own.

I could not understand how any man could be so brutalized as to claim the right to dispose of the lives of others, nor how any man could be so lacking in self-esteem as to grant to others the right to dispose of his life.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely enjoy exercising authority usually lose it.

Freedom of information is a fundamental human right...for a nation that is afraid to let its people to judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

The truth has no defense against a fool determined to believe a lie.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

The hero of my tale, whom I love with all the power of my soul, whom I have tried to portray in all his beauty, who has been, is, and will be beautiful, is Truth.

The simplest truths often meet the sternest resistance and are slowest in getting general acceptance.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

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

Realizing the Divine as Truth will save you hours of work in research in any field. You will be led to the right book or the right place or the right person without loss of time, or the necessary information will come to you in some other way.