The greatest happiness which can happen to any country is the taking of the supreme power out of the hands of the governing few and putting it into the hands of the governed many.

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.

God is ashamed when the prosperous boasts of his special favour.

The past is always tense, the future perfect.

Your work begins, work that will not be always joyful to you, labor that may not always fulfill you and days that will seem like one damn thing after the other.

A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.

喜欢责备别人的人难以维持与别人的交情，经常原谅自己过失的人永远不可能改正错误。骄傲自满的人必定失败，自我夸耀的人愚蠢可笑，自我戕害的人必然害己害人。多说话而得到好处，不如沉默而不受伤害。