Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.