Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.