The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

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

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.