Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together.

I know so little about any history. How little do I know even about the history of myself.

The deadliest sin were the consciousness of no sin

The hell of these days is the fear of not getting along, especially of not making money.

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better, Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time.

War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle.

Let him who would move and convince others, be first moved and convinced himself.