You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.

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

Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is harmony in the house; when there is harmony in the house, there is order in the nation; when there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

All wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms, and they need post-war rebuilding of faith, trust and confidence.

If you would be loved, love, and be loveable. 

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.

The speaker cut short his speech not because he was asked to, but because he suddenly realised that he had nothing more to say!