True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.