A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.