Society and the World

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

The highest result of education is tolerance.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

What really distinguishes this generation in all countries from earlier generations … is its determination to act, its joy in action, the assurance of being able to change things by one’s own efforts.

The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit.

Results! Why man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won’t work.