Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.