If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.