Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

You grow up the day you have first real laugh - at yourself

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out