Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

Luck never mad a mad man wise

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

EDUCATION BEGINS WITH LIFE.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.