Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

So longas a man is angry he cannot be in the right.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

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

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.