The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

Stability is not immobility

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.