Character

“A grateful mind is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the other virtues”

“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”

“Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man”

“Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none”

“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot”

“Be worthy love, and love will come”

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation”

“Conventionality is not morality”

“Death hangs over thee: whilst yet thou livest, whilst thou mayest, be good”

“Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do”

“Every society honors its live conformists, and its dead troublemakers”

“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are”

“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you”

“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do”

“For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all”

“Happiness is an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue”

“He who overcomes others is strong; he who overcomes himself is mighty”

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me”

“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul”

“I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely”

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse”

“I exist as I am, that is enough”

“I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others”

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am”

“If it is not right, do not do it. If it is not true, do not say it”

“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different”

“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart”

“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none”

“No longer talk at all about the kind of man that a good man ought to be, but be such”

“No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem”

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”

“Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind”

“Read my lips: no new taxes”

“The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom”

“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself”

“The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief”

“The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil”

“The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts”

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong”

“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America”

“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about”

“Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do”

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by”

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit”

“When a man is at peace with his gods and ancestors, his harvest will be good or bad according to the strength of his arm”

“When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad, I'm better”

“When they go low, we go high”