You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

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

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.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

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

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.