Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

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It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Nogarden is without its weeds.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem