The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…