Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

The basic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

What is well done is done soon enough.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.