To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

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

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Personal appearance is looking the best you can for the money.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.