Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.