Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Only few men think, but all have opinions.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.