All thingsat first appear difficult.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Compromise.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.

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

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

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

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.