Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

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.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?