Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

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.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.