Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

Quarrelsend, but words once spoken never die.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.