Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.