The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

They know enough who know how to learn.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.