Personal appearance is looking the best you can for the money.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Stability is not immobility

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.