Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.