Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

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

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

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.