COURAGE IS THE FLEEING FORWARD.

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

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

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

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.