The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

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

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.