Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.