The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

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

Peopleshould talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speechaltogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to sayvisually.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.