A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

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

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.