One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction.
Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.
Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.
To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.
I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness.
I pray that you will understand the words of Jesus, “Love one another as I have loved you.” Ask yourself “How has he loved me? Do I really love others in the same way?” Unless this love is among us, we can kill ourselves with work and it will only be work, not love. Work without love is slavery.
Compassion is a verb.
Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
I must be willing to give whatever it takes to do good to others. This requires that I be willing to give until it hurts. Otherwise, there is no true love in me, and I bring injustice, not peace, to those around me.
Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
Compassion is the radicalism of our time.
My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.