Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.