War is not an adventure. It is a disease. It is like typhus. war
A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten,' he does not say 'My men were beaten.' men
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. design
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. imagination
The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them. greatness, nature & technology
Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men. men
Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than itself. life
I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind. freedom
Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are. love
One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds men, men are not united but merely lined up. men
True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. happiness
The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something. time
'Men have forgotten this truth,' said the fox. 'But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.' men & truth
Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. love
Only the unknown frightens men. But once a man has faced the unknown, that terror becomes the known. men
The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them. attitudes
A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them. men