One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

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

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

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.