The present is never a happy state to any being

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 larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

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

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.