Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

Sweet is pleasure after pain

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Everything has it's beauty, but not every one sees it.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

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

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.