The highest pleasure

The highest pleasure
The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour
  

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In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.
Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.
Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.
Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free
Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.
It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.
Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.
Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.
Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.
Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.