Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

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

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

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.

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