Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man