It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

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

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

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