The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

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

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

They know enough who know how to learn.