A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

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

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

"Man wishes2fly like a bird,sing like cuckoo,dance like a peacock,swim like a fish,But Man dosnt wish2live like a man"

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.