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

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

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

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.