Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

You can't unscramble an egg.