Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

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

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

To everyanswer you can find a new question.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.