Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.
One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won.
Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.
Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but rather it is a sacred duty, and its blessed yield of hope is born from none other than the blood of the innocent.
True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price.
The worst bullies you will ever encounter in your life are your own thoughts.
The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways.
An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.
American society will never completely understand the true meaning of equality.
Death is the great hope of all life the desire to expend itself to be used and consumed by its own longing for itself.
In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it!
Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves.
If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves.
Education should prepare our minds to use its own powers of reason and conception rather than filling it with the accumulated misconceptions of the past.
Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness.
Human intelligence may not be the best trick nature has to offer.
While it is important for people to see your promise you must also remember that hope is the keeper of both happiness and disappointment, the father of both progress and failure.
Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it.
There is little more powerful than when truth joins action.
The greatest joys are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in what we hope for.