Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

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

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.

Patience is the art of hoping.

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.