Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

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

The major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

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

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.