A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

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

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Power tires only those who do not have it.