Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Science has achieved more for the emancipation of masses than the wisdom of sages.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.