No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Power comes from sincere service

Peacecan not be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Ourlonging for understandingis Eternal.

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.