Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.