"Though it be in the power of the weakest arm to take away life, it is not in the strongest to deprive us of death"

"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"

"Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage"

"Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting"

"Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there"

"If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened half to death"

"Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath"

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"

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

"Business is the salt of life"