Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

In loving, you lean on some one to hold him up.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.