If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

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

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.