Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

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

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

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

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.