Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.