The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Ability is poor men's wealth

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

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They