Category: Thought

In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so to do.

He whose honor depends on the opinion of the mob must day by day strive with the greatest anxiety, act and scheme in order to retain his reputation. For the mob is varied and inconstant, and therefore if a reputation is not carefully preserved it dies quickly.

So long as a man imagines that he cannot do this or that, so long is he determined not to do it: and consequently, so long it is impossible to him that he should do it.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many.

If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Conservatives want to stand up for ordinary Americans, and that means ending corporate welfare.