You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

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

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.