The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

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

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.