1. “Divide and rule, the politician cries; Unite and lead, is the watchword of the wise.”
2. “He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.”
3. “Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laugh’s at.”
4. “A useless life is an early death.”
5. “Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.”
6. “A person hears only what they understand.”
7. “There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.”
8. “Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.”
9. “Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.”
10. “Life is the childhood of our immortality.”
11. “Love can do much but duty more.”
12. “The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.”
13. “We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.”
14. “A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.”
15. “The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.”
16. “When ideas fail, words come in very handy.”
17. “Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”
18. “Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.”
19. “The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.”
20. “The human mind will not be confined to any limits.”
