I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

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

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

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.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.