The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

If wecannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

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

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.