Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.