The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.