Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

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

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.