Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

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

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.