One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

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

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

Nogarden is without its weeds.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

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

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.