Gratitude, like love, is never a dependable international emotion.
Here is a fine field for talent.
He is next to the gods whom reason, and not passion, impels; and who, after weighing the facts, can measure the punishment with discretion.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
Men live best upon a little; Nature has given to all the privilege of being happy, if they but knew how to use their gifts.
The fickle populace always change with the prince.
The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings; and edicts are of less power than the life of their ruler.
Be careful when you take on debt. If you take on debt personally, make sure it is small. If you take on large debt, make sure someone else is paying for it.
Good teams don't care about who scores. Good teams just care about scoring; they don't care who does it.
Don't be so anxious about it,' she laughed. 'I'm not used to being loved. I wouldn't know what to do; I never got the trick of it. ' She looked down at him, shy and fatigued. 'So here we are. I told you years ago that I had the makings of Cinderella. ' He took her hand; she drew it back instinctively and then replaced it in his. 'Beg your pardon. Not even used to being touched. But I'm not afraid of you, if you stay quiet and don't move suddenly.
Western science is approaching a paradigm shift of unprecedented proportions, one that will change our concepts of reality and of human nature, bridge the gap between ancient wisdom and modern science, and reconcile the differences between Eastern spirituality and Western pragmatism.