The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

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

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.