If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

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

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

COURAGE IS THE FLEEING FORWARD.