And I hope that five years and 10 years from now I'll be a better man a more mature man a wiser man a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.

All human beings are commingled out of good and evil.

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.

To prefer evil to good is not in human nature and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.

There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are - more humane.

Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only object of good government.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth so virtue appears from good deeds and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

On the whole human beings want to be good but not too good and not quite all the time.