The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.