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

To be preparedis half the victory.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

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

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

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