A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Ittakes time to save time.