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.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all. 

I don't stand for the black man's side, I don' t stand for the white man's side. I stand for God's side.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

It is the duty of every thoughtful Indian not to marry. In case he is helpless in regard to marriage, he should abstain from sexual intercourse with his wife.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.