Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Discord gives a relish to concord.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

A good conscience is the best divinity.