Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Nothing do I regret more in my student life that thay my teachers were not my friends

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.