Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.