Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.

I have had good experience and trial of this world...I know what it is to be a subject, what to be a sovereign, what to have good neighbours, and sometimes meet evil willers. I have found treason in trust, seen great benefits little regarded.

We never see ourselves as others see us.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Judge not unless you judge yourself.

Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.

Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.

It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.

Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, Circumstances are the creatures of men.