Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

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

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…