The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

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

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.