Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...