The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

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.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.