The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

To teach isto learn twice.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

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.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.