Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

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

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Life, Like a child, laughs shaking its rattle of death as it runs.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.