Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

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

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

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

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.