Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

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

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

Imaginationis the eye of your soul.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

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

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

A good conscience is the best divinity.