To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.

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