The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

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

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.