Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

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

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

A person who talks about his Inferiors han't any.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

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

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

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