There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

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

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears