Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

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

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

To beprepared is half the victory.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.