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.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.