Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

Example is better than following it.

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

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

Only the educated are free.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.