Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

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

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains