No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

The greatest prayer is patience.

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

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.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'