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.

My Strength is made perfect in weakness

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

He understands badly who listens badly.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

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

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.