Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

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.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

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

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

Luck never mad a mad man wise

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.