The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

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

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

The first duty of love is to listen.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

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