Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.