It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

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.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.