Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

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

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people angry enough to do something about it

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.