All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

The cause of liberty becomes a mockery if the price to be paid is the wholesale destruction of those who are to enjoy liberty.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.