Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

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.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.