The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

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

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits