Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

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

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

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.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.