It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.