Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.

Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.