A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

What is well done is done soon enough.

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.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

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