Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

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

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

The first duty of love is to listen.