Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

God has created the world in play.

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.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.