All men are innately good.
It is the presence of false impressions, the result of false suggestions, that makes men selfish and bad.
There is no impurity in water that cannot be removed by some means within the reach of chemistry, and there is likewise no bad suggestion impressed on a sane human mind that cannot be counteracted by some right and good suggestion.
In your judgment of men, judge the sum of their opportunities and the quality of their environing atmosphere, and not the individuals themselves. It will aid you to a more just appreciation of the possible goodness of your neighbors, and greatly help to conserve your own happiness, through the diffusion of the warm blood of charitable impulse.
Mould conditions aright, and men will grow good to fit them.
The perfect man is the harmonious man.
The perfection of anything is dependent upon the perfection of all its parts.
Good society is made up of good individuals; individuals are measured by their qualities of mind and character; and mind and character are pure and good according as their constituent elements are pure and good.