For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all.

We welcome the scrutiny of the world - because what you see in America is a country that has steadily worked to address our problems and make our union more perfect.

To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.

Our conscience is like an alarm bell.

What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation of individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for others well-being, is source of happiness.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.