We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

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

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.