Jimmy Carter was remembered at his funeral Thursday at Washington National Cathedral as a man of “character” and “something of a miracle” with “prophetic” vision. From relatives to former aides and the current president,

“Ours was the first nation to be founded on the idea that all are created equal and all deserve equal treatment under the law. Despite our missteps and shortcomings, these ideals still inspire hope among the oppressed and give us pride in being Americans.”

Carter once allegedly said that weak nations, like weak people, "must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity."

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at his home in Plains, Georgia. His death comes more than a year after the former president entered hospice care.

Beloved for his folksy wisdom, the former president was famously quotable. From his thoughts on his profound faith to his political career to his nearly 80 year marriage to wife Rosalynn, here are some of Carter's most inspiring and memorable quotes. "America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense... human rights invented America."

— July 1946: Carter marries Rosalynn Smith, in Plains. They have four children, John William (“Jack”), born 1947; James Earl 3rd (“Chip”), 1950; Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff), 1952; and Amy Lynn, 1967. — 1946-1953: Carter serves in a Navy nuclear submarine program, attaining rank of lieutenant commander.

We have learned that ‘more’ is not necessarily ‘better,’ that even our great nation has its recognized limits, and that we can neither answer all questions nor solve all problems.” Here are other inspiring quotes from the 39th president in his own words.

"I've let my wife be the ultimate judge on what should be done," Carter said in 1995 of his funeral plans. Carter, who returned to his hometown of Plains, Georgia, after his term as president ended, was active in his local community, and taught Sunday School at Maranatha Baptist Church.

Jason Carter, late President Jimmy Carter's grandson, reminisced about Carter's political and social life which encapsulated decades of hard work.

Jimmy Carter, a U.S. president who served only one term but was widely admired for his humanitarian work after leaving the White House, was remembered during his state funeral on Thursday as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.