Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

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

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

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