Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

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

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.