It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

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

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.

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

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.