An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

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

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.