Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

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

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

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

Sweet is pleasure after pain

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.