Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.