Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

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

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

A room without books is a body without soul

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.