Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

Health and Cheerfulness mutually begets each other.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

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

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

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out