Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

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.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

Patience is the art of hoping.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.