“Liberty does not consist in mere declarations of the rights of man. It consists in the translation of those declarations into definite action.”

No government has ever been beneficent when the attitude of government was that it was taking care of the people. The only freedom consists in the people taking care of the government.

If you lose your wealth, you have lost nothing; if you lose your health, you have lost something; but if you lose your character, you have lost everything.

If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if an hour, I am ready now.

Thought cannot conceive of anything that may not be brought to expression. He who first uttered it may be only the suggester, but the doer will appear.

We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world.

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

I am not one of those who believe that a great standing army is the means of maintaining peace, because if you build up a great profession those who form parts of it want to exercise their profession.

The object of love is to serve, not to win.

No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

America is not anything if it consists of each of us. It is something only if it consists of all of us.

Uncompromising thought is the luxury of the closeted recluse. Untrammeled reasoning is the indulgence of the philosopher, of the dreamer of sweet dreams.

The way to stop financial joyriding is to arrest the chauffeur, not the automobile.

Responsibility is proportionate to opportunity.

If the colored people made a mistake in voting for me, they ought to correct it.

Absolute identity with one’s cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.

Where there is love, do what you will, it will be right action. It will never bring conflict to one’s life. In the flame of love, all fear is consumed.

There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.

If you should encounter angry or unkind actions today, take a deep breath, reach deep within and greet the lack of love with love.

The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.

Things not worth doing are not worth doing well.

We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.

Learning is defined as a change in behavior. You haven’t learned a thing until you take action and use it.

Find what you can do best that renders service to others and do it with all your might.