Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

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.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?