“The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies
“Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world
“To be an atheist requires an infinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all the great truths which atheism would deny
“We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love of power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than 10,000 tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love
“The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.
“For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defense
“Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that is where I renew my springs that never dry up
“The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool.
“None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free