Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

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

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.