Power tires only those who do not have it.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

The property of power is to protect.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

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

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.