The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

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

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?