"The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it."

"The past is but the beginning of a beginning."

"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race."

"No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft."

"Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo."

"Strength is the outcome of need."

"Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves."

"A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, nothing else."

"One thing about the school of experience is that it will repeat the lesson if you flunk the first time."

"People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity."

"There are two ways of meeting difficulties. You alter the difficulities or you alter yourself to meet them."

"Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good."