Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.

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

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.