“To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compe...” — Plato Quote

“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.”

“Knowledge is true opinion.”

“Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class.”

“The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.”

“Courage is knowing what not to fear.”

“Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.”

“The atmosphere, the earth, the water and the water cycle - those things are good gifts. The ecosystems, the ecosphere, those are good gifts. We have to regard them as gifts because we couldn't make them. We have to regard them as good gifts because we couldn't live without them.”

“No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being better for it and without someone being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.”

“Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It's about doing more good.”

“Because you know what happens when you say 'hello' or 'good morning?' You make a connection. And isn't that what being human is all about?”

“Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.”

“I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.”