Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

Money is what things run into and people run out of

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

God has created the world in play.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

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

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.