Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

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 oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

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