The great art of giving consists in this the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one.

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Be first the master of yourself

The best skill at cards is knowing when to discard.

Knowledge without courage is sterile.

To be happy, be yourself.

Only god has the privilege of abandoning us. Men can only drop us

Logical activity is not the whole of intelligence. One can be intelligent without being particularly logical.

There is something very cheerful and courageous in the setting-out of a child on a journey of speech with so small baggage and with so much confidence.

The incentive for business is not, and cannot, be anything other than the root incentive for all business: they must profit.

No nation keeps another in subjection without herself turning into a subject nation.

The Iraqi people are suffering just as if they were still under Saddam.

I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.

Those who are apparently absent can feel more present than the people right in front of you.

You don't have to be dowdy to be a Christian.