Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.
Praise from the common people is generally false, and rather follows the vain than the virtuous.
The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult.
A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
I am convinced that most people do not grow up...We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old. We carry accumulation of years in our bodies, and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are innocent and shy as magnolias.
Nowadays a citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter.
There's the one thing no nation can ever accuse us of and that is secret diplomacy. Our foreign are an open book, generally a check book.
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.
A thing is not proved just because no one has ever questioned it. What has never been gone into impartially has never been properly gone into. Hence scepticism is the first step toward truth. It must be applied generally, because it is the touchstone.