Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

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

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

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.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.