A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

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

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

As a final incentive before giving up a

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.