Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.