Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

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

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

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

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.