Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

Compromise.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.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

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

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Prayer changes things by changing people.