The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive but in finding something to live for.
The soul is healed by being with children.
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.
Compassion is the chief law of human existence.
A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.
