"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

"There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth."

"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies."

"The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'"

"It is a steadfast truth that time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 31 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 24."

"Wisdom principle 32 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 4."

"The stoutest timber is forged in the fiercest gales, not in the sheltered grove. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."