“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won.”

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

It is easier to build a boy than to mend a man.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.

You don’t know who is important to you until you actually lose them.

Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be.

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

A thousand candles can be lighted from the flame of one candle.

Endings are just new beginnings in the shape of pain and despair.

You must never give in to despair. Allow yourself to slip down that road and you surrender to your lowest instincts.

Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.

I’m not going to make movies that tell children, “You should despair and run away”.

Despair is suffering without meaning.

When you cry I cry and when you hurt I hurt. And together we will try to hold back the floods to tears and despair and make it through the potholed street of life.

Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.

We have to heal our wounded world. The chaos, despair, and senseless destruction we see today are a result of the alienation that people feel from each other and their environment.