The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

Evil communication corrupt good manners.

Prayrer changes things by changing people.

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

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.