Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Nevercut what you can untie.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

If anenemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.