If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

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

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.