Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

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

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.