Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

So longas a man is angry he cannot be in the right.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

... 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

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.