No one ever attains success by simply doing what is required of him.
To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him. . . two.
Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.
What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? Take fifty of our current proverbial sayings—they are so trite, so threadbare, that we can hardly bring our lips to utter them. None the less they embody the concentrated experience of the race, and the man who orders his life according to their teaching cannot go far wrong. How easy that seems! Has any one ever done so? Never. Has any man ever attained to inner harmony by pondering the experience of others? Not since the world began! He must pass through the fire.
You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.
Has any man ever obtained inner harmony by simply reading about the experiences of others? Not since the world began has it ever happened. Each man must go through the fire himself.
If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.
When everything is for 'fun' nothing is for the good.
It's not necessarily getting older or the change that comes with it, I think it's more about the memories that you have. Where you can look at your life in these eras.
Love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any mistakes we may make. Love is always stronger.
Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.