Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

Money is what things run into and people run out of

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.