The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

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

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

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

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.