We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

People say law but they mean wealth.

Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Nostrength within, no respect without.