Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.