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.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

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

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

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.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.