Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

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

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Nevercut what you can untie.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

In loving, you lean on some one to hold him up.