Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.