The time is always right to do what is right.

Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

You don’t have to depend on any material possessions, they depend on you, you create them, you own the one and only tool of production.

Vision without execution is hallucination.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

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

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.

One can acquire everything in solitude—except character.

Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act, and you reap a habit; Sow a habit, and you reap character; Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.

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

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

To educate in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

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

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

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

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.

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

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.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

As leaders we are not only responsible for harvesting our own success, but for cultivating the success of the next generation.

The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.