The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

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

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.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,