No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.

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

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.