It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Ifanyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

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

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.