Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

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 laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

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