Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

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

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.