In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Tolerance that accepts merits as the most natural thing in World is the highest applause.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.