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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Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.
Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.
We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.
Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country
Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest
All bravery stands upon comparisons.
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.
Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.
I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.
Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.