Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

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

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

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

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.