A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.
When I despair I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and, for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Always. Think of it. Always.
If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do.