Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Throughconflict we get to unity.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Theultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.