Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.