Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Luck never mad a mad man wise