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

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

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.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Our errors are steps on the way.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.