Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

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

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.