Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?

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

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Science has achieved more for the emancipation of masses than the wisdom of sages.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

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.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.