Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.

Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry, one hundred.

The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.

Born, n. a person who talks when you wish him to listen.

The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

Sleep that masters all.

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.

It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights would be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance. This is the sentiment embodied in the Declaration of Independence. . . . I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it.

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

Freedom of information is a fundamental human right...for a nation that is afraid to let its people to judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

The period is now arrived, in which either they or we must change our sentiments, or one or both must fall.

False leaders create followers by lying.

I had long since taught myself to follow the inner voice. I delighted in submitting to it. To act against it would be difficult and painful to me.

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the induction of a new order of things.

It is the responsibility of leadership to work intelligently with what is given, and not to waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.

You have no idea what your legacy will be. Your legacy is what you do every day. Your legacy is every life you’ve touched, every person whose life was either moved or not. It’s every person you’ve harmed or helped. That’s your legacy.