I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate them.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

One can acquire everything in solitude—except character.

Surely what a man does when he is in an uncomfortable situation is the best evidence for the sort of man he is.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.

Character develops itself in the stream of life.

I am a true laborer: I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man’s happiness, glad of other men’s good, content with my harm.

Oh, I offended you with my opinion? You should hear the the ones I keep to myself.

Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.

The progression of emancipation of any class usually, if not always, takes place through the efforts of individuals of that class.

I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another.

The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.

True success, true wealth, does not come out of the barrel of a gun.

Howsoever you may repair it, a rift is a rift.

Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence.

I rebel; therefore I exist.

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have received a great deal of kindness, not quite free from ridicule. I am used to it.

A leader's greatness is found in bringing out greatness in others.

Here the people could stand it no longer and complained of the long voyage; but the Admiral cheered them as best he could, holding out good hope of the advantages they would have.

Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.

We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent coannihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance between chaos and community.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

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.

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

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.

And God said love your enemy and I obeyed him and loved myself.