To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people angry enough to do something about it

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.