The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

A Leader is a dealer in hope.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

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