Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

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

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Outside noisy, inside empty.

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

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

What is well done is done soon enough.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.