Quotes

To care for anyone else enough to make their problems one's own is the beginning of ethical development.

The task of humanity is to build a genuine civilization.

Act so as to elicit the best in others and thereby in thyself.

Sincerity is the shortest path to a clear conscience.

Prudence is the daughter of experience.

The past is a mirror in which we see the present.

Loyalty is a rare virtue in the corridors of power.

Observation is the key to understanding human nature.

Peace of mind is the greatest treasure one can possess.

The favor of princes is as uncertain as the wind.

One must be very wise to know how to be foolish sometimes.

Courts are schools where people learn to be false to each other.