The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again