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

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.