Religion is a great force—the only real motive force in the world; but what you fellows don't understand is that you must get a man through his own religion and not through yours.

Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen — not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.

When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favor of the belief which he finds in himself.

Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman gives her life for what she believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing, nevertheless they give up their lives to that little or nothing. One life is all we have, and we live it as we believe in living it, and then it’s gone. But to surrender what you are, and live without belief - that’s more terrible than dying—more terrible than dying young.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

No man can afford to express, through words and acts, that which is not in harmony with his own beliefs, and if he does so, he may pay by the loss of his ability to influence others.

Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.

I dream, I test my dreams against my beliefs, I dare to take risks, and I execute my vision to make those dreams come true.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal—a commitment to excellence—that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature; these are the spur and reins whereby al mankind are set on work, and guided.

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

The change in motion is proportional to the motive force impressed; and is made in the direction of the right line in which that force is impressed.

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.

Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.

But all my life through, the very insistence on truth has taught me to appreciate the beauty of compromise.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.

Without properly kept accounts it is impossible to maintain truth in its pristine purity.

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.

No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot.

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

In all negotiations of difficulty, a man may not look to sow and reap at once; but must prepare business, and so ripen it by degrees.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.