Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy,even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can movethe world.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Pain is the outcome of sin.

Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.