Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

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

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

A man without imagination is like a bird without wings.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.