Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Renown and repose do not go together.

Example is better than following it.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

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.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.