Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.

Friendship is one mind in two bodies.

The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.

Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence

The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.

To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one's life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.

The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.

Sincerity is the way to heaven.

People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.

He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.

Until our last breath, we must fight the good fight of faith.

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....

Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.

Love is so much bigger than our ignorance.

Those of us who spent time in the agricultural sector and in the heartland, we understand how unfair the death penalty is.

Mercy did not exist in the primordial life. It was misunderstood for fear, and such misunderstandings made for death.

I believe humor nullifies violence.

You're never totally sure. I shouldn't say that because you have to pretend you're completely self-secure all the time. But, the truth is, I know what I'm doing. I think I know what I'm doing.

In my older age, I've learned to take things slower, because I used to be that total-fall-in-love-after-a-day guy.

It didn’t matter who was more right. What mattered is that we listened to each other