There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.