No one lies as much as the indignant do.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

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

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.