Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

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.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

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

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.