A room without books is a body without soul

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

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

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.