You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

Throughconflict we get to unity.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Only few men think, but all have opinions.

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

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.