The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way. Greed has poisoned men's souls, hasbarricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical; our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.

Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

The golden way is to be friends with the world and to regard the whole human family as one.

The openness of our hearts and minds can be measured by how wide we draw the circle of what we call family.