The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

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

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Use softwords and hard arguments.