The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

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

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.