Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier.

The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government.

People can only make you inferior with your consent.

Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product. Paradoxically, the one sure way not to be happy is deliberately to map out a way of life in which one would please oneself completely and exclusively.

Perhaps the basic thing which contributes to charm is the ability to forget oneself and be engrossed in other people.

So I took an interest in politics, but I don't know whether I enjoyed it! It was a wife's duty to be interested in whatever interested her husband, whether it was politics, books, or a particular dish for dinner.

When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted