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

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

People say law but they mean wealth.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

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

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

The ultimate measured a man is not where he stands in marents of comfort, but whre he stands at times of challenge & contraversy.