Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Life only demands from you the strength you posses

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.