What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

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

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

The basic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.