Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.