“Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can be sure of being admired when they are not admirable, and praised when they are not praiseworthy.”

“I know most people want others to have good lives, and, when they understand the situation, they will do what they can to steer the world back toward kindness. This is when human beings, I believe, are most admirable.”

“When leaders are worthy of respect, the people are willing to work for them. When their virtue is worthy of admiration, their authority can be established.”

“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.”

“When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.”

“ One must see in every human being only that which is worthyof praise. When this is done, one can be a friend to the whole humanrace. If, however, we look at people from the standpoint of theirfaults, then being a friend to them is a formidable task.................Thus is it incumbent upon us, when we direct our gaze towardother people, to see where they excel, not where they fail.”