Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

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

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.