Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

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

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

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.