27 Quotes by Karl G. Maeser

I have been asked what I mean by “word of honor.” I will tell you. Place me behind prison walls—walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground—there is a possibility that in some way or another I might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No, never! I’d die first.

Every human being is a world in miniature. It has its own centre of observation, its own way of forming concepts and of arriving at conclusions, its own degree of sensibility, its own life's work to do, and its own destiny to reach. All these features may be encompassed by general conditions, governed by general laws, and subject to unforeseen influences and incidents, but within the sphere of their own activity, they constitute that great principle which we call individuality.

He who cheats others is a knave, but he who cheats himself is a fool.

Place me behind prison walls - walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground. There is a possibility that in some way or another I may be able to escape. But stand me on that floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No. Never.

Not only will you be held accountable for the things you do, but you will be held responsible for the very thoughts you think.

Make the wise man within you your living ideal.

I would rather trust my child to a serpent than to a teacher who does not believe in God.

No man shall be more exacting of me or my conduct than I am of myself.

There is a Mount Sinai for every child of God if he only knows where to find it.