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

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Like aball batted back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within.

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

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

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.