Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

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

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.