Nothing do I regret more in my student life that thay my teachers were not my friends

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

The property of power is to protect.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

Power comes from sincere service

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

Genius is a long impatience.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.