You stick your finger in the water and you pull it out, and that is how much of a hole you leave when you're gone.

The thieves and killers are goin' to have guns, so if the honest men don't have 'em they just make it easier for the vicious.

Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.

Power not only corrupts he who wields the power but those who submit to it. Those who grovel at the feet of power betray their fellows to hide themselves behind the cloak of submission. It is an evil thing.

Historical novels are, without question, the best way of teaching history, for they offer the human stories behind the events and leave the reader with a desire to know more.

For a man with an education the world is a wide place and the opportunities are many

The more one learns, the more he understands his ignorance.