The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Step after step the ladder is ascended

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

The property of power is to protect.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Assumptionof cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to besolved for mutual benefit.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.