Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

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

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Sweet is pleasure after pain