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

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

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

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

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