The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.