Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his thumb on the scales.

Arms are instruments of ill omen. . . . When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish. There is no glory in victory, and to glorify it despite this is to exult in the killing of men. . . . When great numbers of people are killed, one should weep over them with sorrow. When victorious in war, one should observe mourning rites.

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

What I said never changed anyone. What they understood did.

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Your sole contribution to the sum of things is yourself.