Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

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

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

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

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.