Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy,even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can movethe world.

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…