A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

You grow up the day you have first real laugh - at yourself

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.