People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

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

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.