Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Money is what things run into and people run out of

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.