A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

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

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.