Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

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,

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

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

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.