"In considering the past, we must beware of two very common errors: first, that of assuming that the man of the present is the inevitable result of all that has gone before him; and secondly, that of treating the past as though it were the inevitable outcome of certain principles operating throughout the ages."
"The only way to get the best out of a man is to look for the best that is in him and by so doing, you add to his self-respect."
"Do not, I beg you, become bitter or hardened, no matter what happens."
"Beware of the man who does not talk, and smiles instead, for he alone knows what he is thinking of."
"The real test of a civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."