The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

Our distrust is very expensive.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.