Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

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

Nogarden is without its weeds.

Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.