You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

A language is like living skin itself.