One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

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.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

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