To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

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

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.