Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Tolerance that accepts merits as the most natural thing in World is the highest applause.

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.