When a man meets his mates society begins.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.