The present is never a happy state to any being

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

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 manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

EDUCATION BEGINS WITH LIFE.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.