Nevermistake silence for agreement.

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

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

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

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

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.