Never argue with a fool. Listeners can't tell which is which. - Unknown

There are only two forces that unite men: fear and interest. - Napoleon Bonaparte

All words are pegs to hang ideas on. - Henry Ward Beecher

It is with a word as with an arrow - once let loose it does not return. - Unknown

A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within. - Will Durant

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom. - Stephen Vincent Benet