Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

When weblame, we give away our power.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

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

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.