To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.