Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.