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

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

Past time is only eviil at a distance.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

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

Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.