There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

When weblame, we give away our power.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion