The cause of liberty becomes a mockery if the price to be paid is the wholesale destruction of those who are to enjoy liberty.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Our distrust is very expensive.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

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,

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.