The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

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

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Well done is better than well said.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.