Never point out the mistakes of another with a dirty finger.

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.

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.

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.

Lie to a liar, for lies are his coin; steal from a thief, for that is easy; lay a trap for a trickster and catch him at first attempt, but beware of an honest man.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that setbacks and griefs which endure help us in our march forward.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do. We should set them an example that we wish them to imitate.

When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults.

We ought not to let either our joy at their faults or our grief at their success be idle, but in either case we ought to reflect, how we may become better than them by avoiding their errors, and by imitating their virtues not come short of them.

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

It's a rare gift, you know, to feel reverence for your own life and to want the best, the greatest, the highest possible, here, now, for your very own.

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.

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

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.

You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her.

Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.

The opposite is beneficial; from things that differ comes the fastest fairest attunement; all things are born through strife.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.

When I'm good I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.