Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
Great causes and little men go ill together.
Every little thing counts in a crisis.
Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.
Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.
What we need is a generation of peace.
A theory must be tempered with reality.
The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
Time is not measured by the passing of years, but by what one does, what one feels and what one achieves.
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.