Neutral men are the devil's allies.

[Lord Raffles]

Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen; but urge me not to use moderation.

 

[Lord Raffles]

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.

 

[Lord Raffles]

No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give it.

 

[Lord Raffles]

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.

 

[Lord Raffles]

Without self-confidence we are as babes in the cradle. And how can we generate this imponderable quality, which is yet so invaluable, most quickly? By thinking that other people are inferior to oneself.

 

[Lord Raffles]

This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him.

 

[Lord Raffles]

What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.

 

[Lord Raffles]

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

 

[Lord Raffles]

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.

 

[Lord Raffles]

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

 

[Lord Raffles]

As far as our own desire is concerned, we don't want to fight even for a single day. But if circumstances force us to fight, we can fight to the finish.