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

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.