The Means we use must be as pure
as the Ends we seek.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
A good End cannot sanctify evil Means;
nor must we ever do Evil,
that Good may come of it.
- William Penn
Power is not a Means, it is an End.
One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution;
one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.
- George Orwell
Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best Ends by the best Means.
- Francis Hutcheson
Do the Means justify the Ends?
The Means happen today, and today is where all life happens.
The Ends are in the misty future, and quite ill-defined.
For me, nothing immoral is ever justified.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading:
The Power of Generosity
Allow Love to Conquer Hate
Keep the Golden Rule
Honorable Paths to Noble Goals
Grown men can learn from very little children
for the hearts of little children are pure.
Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them
many things which older people miss.
- Black Elk
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul
than the way in which it treats its children.
- Nelson Mandela
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children:
One is roots, the other is wings.
- Hodding Carter
If a child lives with criticism,
he learns to condemn.
...
If a child lives with fear,
he learns to be apprehensive.
...
If a child lives with encouragement,
he learns to be confident.
...
If a child lives with acceptance,
he learns to love.
- Dorothy Law Nolte
Nothing you do for a child is ever wasted.
- Garrison Keillor
Further reading:
Childlike Wonder
As a Child Again
God's Children
Feeding the Children
Our Grandchildren's Planet
Bringing a childlike wonder
and a beginner's mind to life
maximizes both success and joy.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Innocence isn't ever lost completely;
we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it.
- Jewel
Through our own recovered innocence
we discern the innocence of our neighbors.
- Henry David Thoreau
To live a pure unselfish life,
one must count nothing as one's own
in the midst of abundance.
- The Buddha
Become more and more innocent,
less knowledgeable and more childlike.
Take life as fun -
because that's precisely what it is!
- Osho
Further reading:
Is Hope Futile?
What a Wonderful World
Is failure the key to success?
