Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.