The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

Ability is poor men's wealth

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.