you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

Nevercut what you can untie.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

He understands badly who listens badly.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.