"Every indication of wisdom, taken from the effect, is equally an indication of power to execute what wisdom planned"

"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!"

"Prestige is the shadow of money and power"

"Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made"

"On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows, In every rill a sweet instruction flows"

"Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers"

"Power wears out those who don't have it"

"There is no power on earth more formidable than the truth"

"The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom"

"Silence does not always mark wisdom"

"Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles"