Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Weagree completely on everything, including the fact we don't see eye to eye.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

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

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?