The wise man reads both books and life itself.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

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.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

In loving, you lean on some one to hold him up.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.