Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to