A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out