Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

Ignorance is a form of environmental pollution.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

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

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.