Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

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

A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.