Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.