Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

Neversay more than is necessary.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen