Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

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

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

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

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

The ultimate measured a man is not where he stands in marents of comfort, but whre he stands at times of challenge & contraversy.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.