The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

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.

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.