A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

The darkest hour has only 60 minutes

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

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

What is well done is done soon enough.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.