Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

A language is like living skin itself.

Patience is the art of hoping.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

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

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di