A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Speakwhen you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

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

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.