A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.