We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

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

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

Habit: the shackles of the free

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