In God we trust; all others pay cash.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

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!

Inspiration comes of working every day.

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 think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.