Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

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,

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.