A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

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.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings