The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

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

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

Faith is continuation of reason.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.