If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to recommit, to be whole-hearted once again.
You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.
Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.
How we treasure (and admire) the people who acknowledge us!
It is never too late to give up our prejudices.
The engine died and then the doors swung open.
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.