No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence. It may e a theatrical "encore"

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned