If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

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

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

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

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.