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

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Like aball batted back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Genius is a long impatience.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.