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

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Tolerance that accepts merits as the most natural thing in World is the highest applause.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.