One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
Be realistic: Plan for a miracle
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.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.
The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little
You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence
The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.
