The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Sweet is pleasure after pain

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

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

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

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

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.