Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

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

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.

No strength within, no respect without.