He understands badly who listens badly.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

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

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.