Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

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

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.