It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.