You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

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

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Renown and repose do not go together.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

People say law but they mean wealth.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.