To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

A room without books is a body without soul

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.