The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

A Leader is a dealer in hope.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

What is well done is done soon enough.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.