To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.