What for centuries raised man above the beast is not the cudgel but the irresistible power of unarmed truth.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it.
I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and like the grave, cries, 'Give, give.'
We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.
The object of the superior man is truth.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
Power and position often make a man trifle with the truth.
An honest man's the noblest work of God.
It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods.
Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.