History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
Learn as much by writing as by reading.
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Socialism means slavery.
“change is always hard, but we believe this is in their best interest too.”
“A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world”
Great necessities call forth great leaders.
“We are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.”
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
“The habits of a vigorous mind are born in contending with difficulties.”
“My bursting heart must find vent at my pen.”
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.
A state of society where men may not speak their minds cannot long endure.
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.
If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.
The wicked at heart probably know something.
We are the sum total of our choices.
Life is short. short, and not about anything except what you can touch and what touches you.
Eternal nothingness is fine if you happen to be dressed for it.
It's a wonderful thing to be able to create your own world whenever you want to.