Three people marooned on a desert island would soon reinvent politics.
Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art.
Great men undertake great things because they are great; fools, because they think them easy.
Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.
It takes time to be a success, but time is all it takes.
There are only two forces that unite men-fear and interest.
The best reason why monarchy is a strong government is that it is an intelligible government: the mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.
A few observations and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning to truth.
We all fear what we don't know-it's natural.
Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking.
He mourns the dead who lives as they desire.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still.
This one thing I do ... I press toward the mark.
When faith is supported by facts or by logic it ceases to be faith.
1 realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred toward any one.
Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
We say: mad with joy. We should say: wise with grief.
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
Forgiving means to pardon the unpardonable, faith means believing the unbelievable, and hoping means to hope when things are hopeless.