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

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

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

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Life only demands from you the strength you posses

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

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

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.