There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind.

Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.

The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.

Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.

No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism.

Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old.