Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

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

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.