Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Patience is the art of hoping.

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

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

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