The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

No force on earth can dislodge democracy and rule forever.

When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do. 

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.

China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backwards.

If you emulate somebody, you may create an identity crisis for yourself.