The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

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

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Only the educated are free.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.