Society and the World

Every man hath a good and a bad angel attending on him in particular all his life long.

Man was formed for society and is neither capable of living alone, nor has the courage to do it.

Let it judge that nothing is either bad or good which can happen equally to the bad man and the good. For that which happens equally to him who lives contrary to nature and to him who lives according to nature, is neither according to nature nor contrary to nature.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too.

One man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other department. Life is one indivisible whole.

Society is joint action and cooperation in which each participant sees the other partner’s success as a means for the attainment of his own.

Society is joint action and cooperation in which each participant sees the other partner’s success as a means for the attainment of his own.

The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and continually make a new man of himself.

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellowmen; and along those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellowmen; and along those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.

I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down...

Men are apt to offend (‘tis true) where they find most goodness to forgive.

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.

Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none.

The highest result of education is tolerance.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

We must combine the toughness of the serpent and the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.

The best portion of a good man’s life is in his little nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow’s viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.