A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.