Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.

By the work one knows the workmen.

By the work one knows the workmen.

One of the qualities of liberty is that, as long as it is being striven after, it goes on expanding. read more

One of the qualities of liberty is that, as long as it is being striven after, it goes on expanding. Therefore, the man who stands in the midst of the struggle and says, "I have it," merely shows by doing so that he has just lost it.

The people are to be taken in very small doses.

The people are to be taken in very small doses.

Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear read more

Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.

Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.

Talent is a question of quantity. Talent does not write one page: it writes three hundred.

Talent is a question of quantity. Talent does not write one page: it writes three hundred.

What we say is important... for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

What we say is important... for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.