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

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.