The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.