The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Quarrelsend, but words once spoken never die.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Outside noisy, inside empty.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

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