To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

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

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

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

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Past time is only eviil at a distance.

Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.