It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

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

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

As a final incentive before giving up a

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.