The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.

Most people suspended their judgement till somebody else has expressed his own and then they respect it.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

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

God has created the world in play.