Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

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.

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,