Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Instead of focusing on big goals,focus on small goals.Small victories always lead to large ones.Swami Vivekanand..

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.