Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

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

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour