Force cannot transmit a moral principle: moral ideas can be received only through the reason of the heart.

To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life.

Oft when the white, still dawn lifted the skies and pushed the hills apart, I have felt it like a glory in my heart.

Big money is not a good thing for a little soul: it will only ensnare his feet, and he will fall to his ruin. Wealth is safe only for those who have a wealth of wisdom.

The open street, like the open sea, is an inviting thing to the mind of man. It is one of the few places where all may meet as equals under sun or rain; but only a John Bunyan could adequately portray the danger of the cities with their pitfalls for the young unguarded feet.

The only reason I'm in Hollywood is that I don't have the moral courage to refuse the money.