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.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Well done is better than well said.

Example is better than following it.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.