The highest pleasure

The highest pleasure
The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour
  

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A half truth is a whole lie.
The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.
Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.
In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.
We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.
All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare
If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous
Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge
Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.