Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.

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

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

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

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.