A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

The present is never a happy state to any being

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

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

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

It's good to shut up sometimes.