Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks

Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice.

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence

Of all the unhappy people in the world, the unhappiest are those who have not found something they want to do

Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can do

When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set

There is nothing more beautiful in the world than a healthy wise old man.