A precedent embalms a principle.

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

The greatest power we have is the power of choice.

There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.

Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength

Compassion is the basis of morality.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.