Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Throughconflict we get to unity.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.