The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

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

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Insteadof suppressing conflicts, specific channels could be created to make thisconflict explicit, and specific methods could be set up by which the conflictis resolved.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.