Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.