In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.