We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.

In domestic government, unity and cooperation are essential requisites. 

I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

Life is given to us, we earn it by giving it.

Non-violence is the article of faith.

Information is not knowledge. 

It'll be all of our efforts together. It won't won't ever be exactly the way I imagined it. And that is, I think, an important lesson as well, is that in any group enterprise it's going to be the sum total of the group.

Peace begins with a smile.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

The price of greatness is responsibility. 

 The weak loo for scapegoats. The strong defend and justify their actions.