Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

Renown and repose do not go together.

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

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

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