Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

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

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

Self-trust is the first secret of success.