Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence. It may e a theatrical "encore"

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.