A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Ability is poor men's wealth

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

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.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.