Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

When you are feeling stressed and about to breakdown, just remember: STRESSED is just DESSERTS spelled backwards.. it's a piece of cake!

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

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