Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.