Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

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

They know enough who know how to learn.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags