Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

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

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.