Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

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

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.