A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

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

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.