The first duty of love is to listen.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Only few men think, but all have opinions.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

You can't unscramble an egg.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

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