It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Well done is better than well said.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.