True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

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

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.