The measure of a man is what he does with power.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen