Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

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

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.