A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Our distrust is very expensive.

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

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.