To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence. It may e a theatrical "encore"

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.