One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.