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

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

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

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Prayer changes things by changing people.