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

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.