Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Between friends there is no need of Justice.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.