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

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

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

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.