Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

Alexander's last wrds: Bury my body, dont build any monument. Kip my hand outside,so dat d wrld knws,who won th wrld had noting in hand wen dyin.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.