Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience