Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

Nevercut what you can untie.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

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

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.