When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

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

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.