Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?

Ability is poor men's wealth

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.