Sometimes you think the whole world is falling, and it's only yourself that's leaning.

Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.

I see their souls, and I hold them in my hands, and because I love them they weigh nothing.

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

You can taste a word.

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.

The deed of love is stronger than words

There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it.

I discuss humanity and not races.

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

I hate labels, and I wear no labels. When a man has to put something around his neck and say I am, he isn't.

You cannot belong to anyone else, until you belong to yourself.

Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be the first.

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive.

The way we're going to get to understanding is for each man to open his heart and open his mind and look in himself as he looks at his neighbor.

You must change in order to survive.

You never find yourself until you face the truth.

We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on others.