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

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

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

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

You can't unscramble an egg.