A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

It is throughcooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will bederived.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.