Information is not culture. In the mind of a truly educated person, facts are organized, and they make up a living world in the image of the world of reality.

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

It is better to teach a few things perfectly than many things indifferently...

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.