What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage.
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances but are unwilling to improve themselves they therefore remain bound.
When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive create or produce but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves their perceptions and emotions and to build confidence in the creative spirit.
Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation.
Wise men when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet give themselves the benefit of the doubt and remain silent.
The truth is I've never fooled anyone. I've let men sometimes fool themselves.
Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains at the huge waves of the sea at the long courses of the rivers at the vast compass of the ocean at the circular motions of the stars and they pass by themselves without wondering.
It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.
Men occasionally stumble over the truth but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.
Men are not against you they are merely for themselves.
Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.
Men rise from one ambition to another: first they seek to secure themselves against attack and then they attack others.