You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

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

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.