We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.