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

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

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

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.