When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Neversay more than is necessary.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.