Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

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.

Past time is only eviil at a distance.