Self-trust is the first secret of success.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.