A person hears only what they understand.

A person hears only what they understand.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.

Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.

Talent develops in quiet, alone; character is sharpened in the torrent of the world.

Talent develops in quiet, alone; character is sharpened in the torrent of the world.

People who think honestly and deeply have a hostile attitude towards the public.

People who think honestly and deeply have a hostile attitude towards the public.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

The best slave is the one who thinks he is free.

The best slave is the one who thinks he is free.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

A joy shared is a joy doubled.

A joy shared is a joy doubled.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

Everything is hard before it is easy.

Everything is hard before it is easy.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.

A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.

Why look for conspiracy when stupidity can explain so much.

Why look for conspiracy when stupidity can explain so much.

Our blindest impulses become evidence of perspicacity when they fall in with the course of events.

Our blindest impulses become evidence of perspicacity when they fall in with the course of events.

The only thing to do is to hug one's friends tight and do one's job.

The only thing to do is to hug one's friends tight and do one's job.

In every heart there should be one grief that is like a well in the desert.

In every heart there should be one grief that is like a well in the desert.