If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

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

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

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

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

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