One pair of ears would exhaust a hundred tongues.

We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still.

A fast way to demolish relationships, shatter credibility and disrespect yourself is by not following through when you say you are going to do something.

Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men—the other 999 follow women.

It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow-beings.

He who fears the sun will not become chief.

You don’t have to depend on any material possessions, they depend on you, you create them, you own the one and only tool of production.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say "I don't know."

He who does not desire power is fit to hold it.

The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.

And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into telling a life.

You assist an evil system most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil system never deserves such allegiance. Allegiance to it means partaking of the evil. A good person will resist an evil system with his or her whole soul.

Understanding a question is half an answer.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words

People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.

The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past was troubling. I longed for a future, too, with hope in it. The desire to be free, awakened my determination to act, to think, and to speak.

Listen with ears of tolerance, see through the eyes of compassion, speak with language of love.

A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.