I hate everything that merely instructs me without augmenting or directly invigorating my activity.
The human mind will not be confined to any limits.
Democracy does not race, it reaches the finish slowly but surely.
Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.
No one knows what he is doing so long as he is acting rightly; but of what is wrong one is always conscious.
There are people who pay attention to the weaknesses of their friends; that is to no avail. I have always closely watched and profited from the strengths of my adversaries.