Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

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.