"Civil" wars, Loyalty, rob Peter

All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born.
~ Francois de Salignac de La Mothe- Fenelon

An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.
~ Elbert Green Hubbard

So long as you rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll have Paul's support.
~ Anonymous

Just playing

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.
~ Kin Hubbard.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
~ Hubert Humphrey

Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.
~ Carl Gustav Jung

Each moment fits into eternity

Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
~ P. J. O'Rourke

Never explain -- our friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
~ Elbert Hubbard

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
~ R. W. Emerson