A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

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

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.