The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.

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

Next to the assumption of power is the responsibility of relinquishing it.

There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young.

Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and knowledge are not infused into us from without.

Either you will control your government, or government will control you.

He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace, and this single reflection, well applied, is sufficient to awaken every man to duty.

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.

It is a very great thing to be able to think as you like; but, after all, an important question remains: what you think.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution; it represents the wide choice of many alternatives.

We acquire a particular quality by acting in a particular way.

The two qualities that chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is you own and that it is your only one.

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.