Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.