Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

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

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

The darkest hour has only 60 minutes

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character