No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

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