A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

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

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.