We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.