When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

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

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

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