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

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

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

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

Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.