The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

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

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

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

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.