All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.