Every man ought to be supposed a knave, and to have no other end, in all his actions, but private interest. By this interest we must govern him, and by means of it, make him cooperate to public good, notwithstanding his unsatiable avarice and ambition.

Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.

I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavours to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.

If a dog will not come to you after he has looked you in face, you should go home and examine your consicence.

Punctuality is the thief of time.

When I consider the small span of my life absorbed in the eternity of all time, or the small part of space which I can touch or see engulfed by the infinite immensity of spaces that I know not and that know me not, I am frightened and astonished to see myself here instead of there... now instead of then.

Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.