Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Luck never mad a mad man wise

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.