Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.