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.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

People say law but they mean wealth.

All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.