If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

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

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.