The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

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

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.