The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

The cause of liberty becomes a mockery if the price to be paid is the wholesale destruction of those who are to enjoy liberty.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

A Leader is a dealer in hope.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Nogarden is without its weeds.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.