The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

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

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.