A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

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

EDUCATION BEGINS WITH LIFE.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

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

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

People say law but they mean wealth.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.