Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea