Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

The present is never a happy state to any being

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

The hardest thing to disguise is you feelings when you put a lot of relatives on the train for home.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.