Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

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

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Genius is a long impatience.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.