The happy Union of these States is a wonder, their Constitution a miracle, their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world.

It is better to be violent if there is violence in our hearts than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet, for attacking that which is hard and strong, nothing can surpass it.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.

When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.

I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.

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