Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond them.

Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.

A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility.

It is just as cowardly to judge an absent person as it is wicked to strike a defenseless one. Only the ignorant and narrow-minded gossip, for they speak of persons instead of things.

Kind words are a creative force, a power that concurs in the building up of all that is good, and energy that showers blessings upon the world.

Have you not noticed in your past experience that your kind interpretations were almost always truer than your harsh ones?

Genuine love will always feel urged to communicate joy - to be a joy-giver. Mankind needs joy.

Cheerfulness is a very great help in fostering the virtue of charity. Cheerfulness itself is a virtue.

Nobody needs a smile so much as the one who has none to give. So get used to smiling heart-warming smiles, and you will spread sunshine in a sometimes dreary world.

If you want to make friends, go out of your way to do things for other people--things that require time, energy, unselfishness, and thoughtfulness.

A gentleman has his eyes on all those present; he is tender toward the bashful, gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absent.

There’s a little angel on one of my shoulders saying that this is a wicked thing to do. Then there’s a little devil on my other shoulder, and she looks a lot like you.

I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.

There are no mistakes, only lessons. If you don't learn the lesson the first time, they get harder.

I'm surprised when people who don't usually smoke weed are into edibles. I can't believe that.

I never asked anybody to take me seriously.

I got $30 from Nation magazine for a poem and $500 for my first book of poems.

Fight and push harder for what you believe in, you'd be surprised, you are much stronger than you think.

All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.

Of late I appear To have reached that stage When people who look old Who are only my age.

I have never been afraid of making patriots; but I disdain and despise all their efforts.