A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

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

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

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

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.