Inspiration comes of working every day.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

My Strength is made perfect in weakness

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.