Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

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

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

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.