Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.