We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

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

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.