Science has achieved more for the emancipation of masses than the wisdom of sages.

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

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

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.