Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

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.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

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

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.