By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience

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