Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

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

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

To be preparedis half the victory.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.