Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Myinterest is in the future because I'm going to be spending the rest of mylife there.

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

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.