It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.

Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.

If we followed our feelings all the time, we'd be like cats chasin' their tails.

As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, 'I'm probably no better than you, but I'm certainly your equal.

Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in.

… con sẽ còn phải giữ bình tĩnh trước những điều còn tệ hại hơn… Vậy là không công bằng cho Jem và con, bố biết vậy, nhưng nhiều khi mình phải cố làm tốt trong mọi chuyện và cả trong cách chúng ta ứng xử vào những lúc khó khăn… ồ, bố chỉ có thể nói là, khi con và Jem lớn khôn, có thể con sẽ nhìn lại chuyện này với lòng nhân hậu và với cảm xúc nào đó rằng bố đã không làm con thất vọng.

I just know Maycomb. I'm not in the least sensitive about it, but good Lord, I'm certainly aware of it.

We can't always have our druthers.

There are just some kind of men who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.