The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

The comforter's head never aches.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.