The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest