There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

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

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

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

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.