The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Men are not superior by the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart - the best brain.
Justice is the only worship. Love is the only priest. Ignorance is the only slavery. Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now, The place to be happy is here, The way to be happy is to make others so.
It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
Courage without conscience is a wild beast.
I would rather be a beggar and spend my money like a king, than be a king and spend money like a beggar.
Every man who expresses an honest thought is a soldier in the army of intellectual liberty.
. . . the hands that help are holier than the lips that pray.
