Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Nothing is a permanent except change.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Keepthings 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

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.