A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

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

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

They know enough who know how to learn.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.