Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

God has created the world in play.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

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

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