Fools rush in where fools have been before.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

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

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.