One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

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

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.